Study on the events of nonfatal drowning among primary and middle school students in a rural town of Guangdong province, 2006
10.3321/j.issn:0254-6450.2008.04.004
- VernacularTitle:广东省9732名农村中小学生非致死性溺水流行特征分析
- Author:
Wen-Jun MA
1
;
Xiu-Ling SONG
;
Hao-Feng XU
;
Run-Tao YAN
;
Shao-Ping NIE
;
Yan-Jun XU
;
Jian-Sen LI
;
Yu-Run ZHANG
Author Information
1. 广东省疾病预防控制中心
- Keywords:
Drowning;
Injury;
Student
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2008;29(4):325-328
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the incidence and characteristics of nonfatal drowning among primary and middle school students in rural area and to provide basic information for intervention.Methods A rural town was selected and all students from 3th-8th grades,10th grade and 11th grade were studied.All data were collected,using a self-administrated questionnaires which was guided by investigator.Results The overall incidence rate of nonfatal drowning was 5.65%(549/9732)and were 7.69%,5.80%,2.39%for primary,secondary and high school students,respectively.Male students had a higher rate(7.14%)than that of females(4.03%).The incidence rates of non-treated,treated in emergency and under hospitalization were 4.52%,0.77% and 0.35%.The major reasons of drowning were swimming (46.88%),falling into waters(15.67%),diving(13.79%)and rescuing others(6.24%).The proportion of drowning occurred in the afternoon,evening,at noon or in the morning were 59.94%,15.64%,14.77%and 9.65%respectively.The common sites of drowning were river/lake(42.48%),swimming pool(19.56%),reservoir(11.39%)and pond(4.38%).66.76%of the drowning cases were witnessed by other person,and 17.86%were conscious when being removed from waters.Conclusion The incidence of nonfatal drowning among students in rural areas was high,and the natural body of waters was the most common site causing drowning while swimming was the major reason of drowning.Intervention targeting on primary and middle sehool students in rural should be carried out to reduce the incidence.
