Davis S, Smith L S
S Afr Med J. 1985 Nov 9;68(10):739-42.
The results of a 4-year retrospective study on the epidemiology of drowning in greater Cape Town are presented. With rates corrected to per 100 000 population, the highest incidences of drowning were found to be in white children and adult black males. The commonest sites of drowning were the coastline and harbours of greater Cape Town. The majority of adult drownings were associated with positive blood alcohol tests (64,6%) and in the case of black men occurred while at work. The majority of drownings in children occurred in home swimming pools.
本文展示了一项针对开普敦大都市区溺水流行病学的4年回顾性研究结果。将发生率校正为每10万人的比率后发现，溺水发生率最高的是白人儿童和成年黑人男性。溺水最常见的地点是开普敦大都市区的海岸线和港口。大多数成年溺水者的血液酒精检测呈阳性（64.6%），而黑人男性溺水多发生在工作期间。大多数儿童溺水事件发生在家用游泳池中。
