PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - D Morgan
AU  - J Ozanne-Smith
AU  - T Triggs
TI  - Descriptive epidemiology of drowning deaths in a surf beach swimmer and surfer population
AID  - 10.1136/ip.2006.013508
DP  - 2008 Feb 01
TA  - Injury Prevention
PG  - 62--65
VI  - 14
IP  - 1
4099  - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/14/1/62.short
4100  - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/14/1/62.full
SO  - Inj Prev2008 Feb 01; 14
AB  - Retrospective data extraction from two complementary mortality datasets determined the descriptive epidemiology and population rates in unintentional drowning deaths at surf beaches (n = 129). The annual average crude surf beach drowning rate was 0.28 per 100 000 population for males and 2.36 per 100 000 population for international tourists. The study generated hypotheses for risk assessment to assist intervention: adult males, international tourists, people with cardiovascular conditions, and exposure to rip currents.