Citation

Alfano A, Giannoni AM, Tramonti L, Bonanni P. Ann. Ig. 2002; 14(2): 179-184.

Vernacular Title

Epidemiologia degli incidenti correlati all'attivita balneare nella Regione

Affiliation

Dip. di Sanità Pubblica ed Epidemiologia, Università degli Studi di Firenze.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Societa Editrice Universo)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12070903

Abstract

In the summer season 1999 an integrated epidemiological surveillance system (involving mobile emergency medical services, first aid and tourist stations, hyperbaric medical centres, bathing attendants) of sea-bathing-related accidents was set up on the coasts of Tuscany, central Italy, aimed at health promotion and education. The pilot phase allowed to collect a first set of information on periods and time with highest incidence of events, type of assistance delivered, kind of accident (trauma or illness) and seriousness of the event as codified by emergency medical services. The pilot experience also pointed out the changes to detection tools needed in order to obtain more precise and comparable data. Such corrections, introduced during the summer season 2000, could contribute to the creation of a model with potential applications in other Italian and European coastal regions.

Keywords: Drowning; Drowning Prevention; Water Safety; Research

Language: it