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Epilepsia Dec 1963
Topics: Accidents; Brain Diseases; Bronchopneumonia; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cause of Death; Death, Sudden; Drowning; Epilepsy; Humans; Mortality; Suicide
PubMed: 14122549
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1963.tb05228.x -
Human Pathology Mar 1972
Topics: Accidents; Accidents, Traffic; Adult; Autopsy; Burns; Craniocerebral Trauma; Drowning; Female; Homicide; Humans; Male; New York City; Substance-Related Disorders; Suicide; Wounds, Gunshot
PubMed: 5060684
DOI: 10.1016/s0046-8177(72)80058-3 -
Perspectives in Public Health Jan 2023Drowning deaths are a leading cause of unintentional deaths worldwide. Few studies have analysed the role of meteorology in drowning, and with inconclusive results. The... (Review)
Review
AIMS
Drowning deaths are a leading cause of unintentional deaths worldwide. Few studies have analysed the role of meteorology in drowning, and with inconclusive results. The aim of this work is to analyse the temporal and geographical distribution of deaths by accidental drowning and submersion in Spain over 20 years, and to assess the relationship between accidental drowning and main atmospheric circulation patterns.
METHODS
An ecological study was performed, in which drowning and submersion mortality data from 1999 to 2018, considering demographic variables, were analysed. To study the association with atmospheric circulation we used an ERA5 reanalysis product over the whole European continent and the Climatic Research Unit Time Series (CRU TS) data set.
RESULTS
The annual average rate of deaths by accidental drownings was 11.86 deaths per million of habitants in Spain. The incidence in males was four times higher than in females, and when comparing age groups, the rate in the eldest group was the highest. Unintentional drowning deaths were not equally distributed around the country; the provinces with the highest registered standardized drowning death rates were touristic waterfront provinces either in Eastern Spain or in one of the archipelagos. There was a significant relationship between accidental drowning and meteorological variables during summer months, and drowning deaths were spatially correlated with sea-level pressure over the Mediterranean basin.
CONCLUSION
Although the mortality rate registered a statistically significant decreasing tendency over the studied period, our results must be taken into consideration to improve the prevention strategies in the country since most of these deaths are avoidable.
Topics: Male; Female; Humans; Infant; Drowning; Spain; Cause of Death; Incidence
PubMed: 34284665
DOI: 10.1177/17579139211007181 -
Resuscitation Dec 2004Although often preventable, drowning remains a leading cause of accidental death, especially in children. New definitions classify drowning as the process of... (Review)
Review
Although often preventable, drowning remains a leading cause of accidental death, especially in children. New definitions classify drowning as the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion or immersion in a liquid. The key pathophysiological feature in drowning is hypoxia. Accurate neurological prognosis cannot be predicted from the initial clinical presentation, laboratory, radiological, or electrophysiological examinations. Prompt and aggressive resuscitation attempts are crucial for optimal survival. This article reviews the epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment, and prevention of drowning.
Topics: Drowning; Humans
PubMed: 15582760
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.06.007 -
International Journal of Injury Control... Dec 2019
Topics: Accidents, Traffic; Automobile Driving; Death; Humans
PubMed: 31609160
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2019.1670914 -
Current Psychiatry Reports Jan 2014Autoerotic deaths are defined as accidental deaths that occur during individual, solitary sexual activity in which some type of apparatus that was used to enhance the...
Autoerotic deaths are defined as accidental deaths that occur during individual, solitary sexual activity in which some type of apparatus that was used to enhance the sexual stimulation of the deceased caused unintentional death. In the Western countries, the incidence of these deaths is of approximately 0.5 deaths per million inhabitants per year. In this paper, five myths about autoerotic death are explored. Myth #1: the manner of death in autoerotic death is usually accidental but could also be suicidal or natural (reality: by definition, all autoerotic deaths are accidental). Myth #2: autoerotic death can happen with a sexual partner (reality: by definition, autoerotic deaths are solitary activities). Myth #3: an escape mechanism must be found at the scene (reality: there is no escape mechanism to be observed at the scene in the majority of autoerotic deaths). Myth #4: all autoerotic deaths are related to asphyxia (reality: not all autoerotic deaths are related to asphyxia). Myth #5: masturbation is an important component of all autoerotic activities and therefore all autoerotic deaths (reality: evidence of masturbation at the scene is a rare finding).
Topics: Accidents; Asphyxia; Cause of Death; Forensic Medicine; Humans; Paraphilic Disorders
PubMed: 24293152
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-013-0430-z -
Journal of Analytical Toxicology 1990A 59-year-old white male accidentally ingested a mouthful of a plant growth chemical, Cycocel, containing 11.8% of the active ingredient (2-chloroethyl)trimethylammonium...
A 59-year-old white male accidentally ingested a mouthful of a plant growth chemical, Cycocel, containing 11.8% of the active ingredient (2-chloroethyl)trimethylammonium chloride (chlormequat). He was seen by a family physician and then transferred to a hospital where he died as a result of ventricular fibrillation, which progressed to asystole. Postingestion symptoms were typical of cholinergic crisis and included salivation, diaphoresis, bradycardia, visual disturbances, and seizure. Autopsy findings showed marked pulmonary edema, coronary atherosclerosis, atheromata of aorta, and localized adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Toxicological analyses of biological samples showed the presence of chlormequat in the stomach contents and urine.
Topics: Accidents, Occupational; Chlormequat; Death, Sudden; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
PubMed: 2395350
DOI: 10.1093/jat/14.4.257 -
Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine Feb 2019Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID) is defined as a combination of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Unknown Cause of Death (UCD) and Accidental Suffocation and...
OBJECTIVE
Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID) is defined as a combination of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Unknown Cause of Death (UCD) and Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (ASSB). Overall rates from 2000 to 2015 have been trending down. Racial differences in occurrence are seen.
STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING
Using the CDC Wonder Database, the total rates of SUID and its subsets were examined.
RESULTS
Non-Caucasian infant death rates for the total SUID group, and the SIDS component, are trending downward significantly faster than for Caucasians. UCD trends in rates show an apparent small, non-significant, decline for non-Caucasians, and are unchanged for Caucasians. ASSB rates are trending upward slightly more rapidly (not significantly) for non-Caucasians than Caucasians.
CONCLUSION
The trend showing ASSB trending upward more in non-Caucasians than Caucasians may suggest: 1) A racial difference that certifiers are more willing to certify SIDS than ASSB in Caucasians, and/or 2) Certifiers are biased towards certifying more ASSB than SIDS in non-Caucasians, and/or 3) Asphyxia risks may be increasing more in non-Caucasian SUIDs. Option #1 would require educational efforts to recognize the asphyxia risks in Caucasians. Option #2 would require documentation of racial bias in infant death certification followed by efforts to reduce the bias. Option #3 would require focused targeting of non-Caucasian populations to reduce asphyxia risks. Potentially all three scenarios could co-exist.
Topics: Accidents, Home; Asphyxia; Bedding and Linens; Databases, Factual; Humans; Infant; Infant Mortality; Racial Groups; Sudden Infant Death; United States
PubMed: 30658266
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2019.01.003 -
Suicide & Life-threatening Behavior 1988A review of research on the classification and counting of deaths reveals little hard evidence supporting claims that suicides are seriously underreported in the United...
A review of research on the classification and counting of deaths reveals little hard evidence supporting claims that suicides are seriously underreported in the United States. The literature contains hints that much of what underreporting does occur is counterbalanced by "overcounting" (i.e., erroneous certifications of false suicides). An analysis of detailed cause-of-death mortality data for the United States indicates that the maximum likely undercount possible, using generous assumptions concerning misclassification frequency and leaving aside the issue of overcounts, was about 26% for 1980. The maximum likely net undercount, taking compensating overcounts into account, is estimated to be under 10%.
Topics: Accidents; Accidents, Traffic; Cause of Death; Drowning; Humans; Poisoning; Suicide; United States
PubMed: 3188138
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1988.tb00158.x -
Pediatric Emergency Care Sep 2012Accidental hanging in children, although uncommon, has been reported worldwide. We report a case of a toddler who was brought to our hospital with an alleged history of...
Accidental hanging in children, although uncommon, has been reported worldwide. We report a case of a toddler who was brought to our hospital with an alleged history of hanging with his head trapped in-between the railings of a balcony. He became unconscious and developed seizures secondary to asphyxial injury and survived. Hanging is an important cause of homicidal and suicidal injury in adults, but in children, it is usually accidental, leading to death because of asphyxia as a result of partial or complete hanging. There is paucity of data in Indian literature regarding accidental hanging injuries in children. According to available data from western countries, strangulation ranks fourth among the causes of unintentional injury in children younger than 1 year after roadside accidents, drowning, and burns. The unique mode of hanging in this child has prompted us to report this case.
Topics: Accidents, Home; Anticonvulsants; Asphyxia; Electroencephalography; Glasgow Coma Scale; Humans; India; Infant; Male
PubMed: 22940895
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318267f401