TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 117. Submersion Injury
A1  - Okada, Pamela J.
A1  - Baker, M. Douglas
A2  - Rudolph, Colin D.
A2  - Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2  - Lister, George E.
A2  - First, Lewis R.
A2  - Gershon, Anne A.
Y1  - 2011
N1  - 
T2  - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
AB  - Submersion  injury  is  a  major  public  health  problem  and  accounts  for  more  than  half  a  million  deaths  annually  worldwide.1  It  is  the  second  most  common  cause  of  unintentional  death  in  the  United  States  for  children  between  ages  1  and  19  years  (Fig.  117-1),  second  only  to  motor  vehicle  crashes.  In  2002,  there  were  3447  unintentional  submersion  deaths  in  the  United  States,  averaging  9  people  per  day.3  Of  these,  1158  (34%)  were  children.  It  is  estimated  that  for  each  submersion  death,  there  are  up  to  four  children  who  receive  emergency  medical  care  for  nonfatal  submersion  injuries.  More  than  40%  of  these  children  are  hospitalized  and  20%  of  the  survivors  suffer  permanent  disability.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6721647
ER  -