Beterem - Safe Kids Israel, HaSivim 30, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Beterem - Safe Kids Israel, HaSivim 30, Petah Tikva, Israel.
J Safety Res. 2024 Jun;89:224-233. doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2024.02.002. Epub 2024 Feb 14.
In this study, we use the media-based database of Beterem-Safe Kids Israel, to provide a 15-year review of unintentional fatal childhood drowning in Israel, between 2008 and 2022.
It total, we identified 257 cases of child mortality due to drowning during this period.
Our results demonstrate a gradual rise in childhood mortality due to drowning, from 72 cases in 2008-2012, to 85 cases in 2013-2017, and to 100 cases in 2018-2022. Especially worth noting is the increase in childhood drowning in domestic swimming pools. We point to a link between low socioeconomic status and cases of drowning, showing that the risk of drowning extends beyond a mere matter of caregiver inattention. We recommend a series of regulatory and legislative steps to reduce fatal childhood drowning, including fencing built around domestic swimming pools, extending lifeguard activity hours, adding declared beaches, forming programs of safe behavior in water environments for adolescents, and establishing swimming lessons during the 2nd grade, for all populations. We further recommend that a special focus will be put in municipalities situated at the bottom of the socioeconomic index.
本研究利用以色列 Beterem-Safe Kids 的媒体数据库，对 2008 年至 2022 年期间以色列意外致命性儿童溺水事件进行了 15 年回顾。
在此期间，我们共确定了 257 例儿童因溺水而死亡的案例。
我们的研究结果表明，儿童溺水死亡率呈逐渐上升趋势，从 2008-2012 年的 72 例上升到 2013-2017 年的 85 例，再到 2018-2022 年的 100 例。特别是在国内游泳池中儿童溺水的情况有所增加。我们指出了社会经济地位低与溺水事件之间的联系，表明溺水的风险不仅是看护者的疏忽问题。我们建议采取一系列监管和立法措施来减少儿童溺水死亡，包括在国内游泳池周围设置围栏、延长救生员活动时间、增加指定的海滩、为青少年制定水环境安全行为计划，以及为所有人群在二年级开设游泳课程。我们还建议特别关注社会经济指数较低的市。
