@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiology of hospitalization for near-drowning",
journal="Southern medical journal",
year="1998",
author="Joseph, M. M. and King, W. D.",
volume="91",
number="3",
pages="253-255",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Although drowning is the third leading cause of accidental death among children less than 4 years of age, few studies have described the hospitalization of near-drowning victims. Our study emphasizes the local epidemiology and charges associated with pediatric hospitalization in cases of near-drowning. METHODS: Data regarding time, place, injury severity, circumstances, outcome, and hospital charges were collected by retrospective medical record review. Cross tabulation of datasets with descriptive statistical analysis was done using R:Base System V. RESULTS: Between 1987 and 1991, 53 victims of near-drowning were admitted or transferred to Children's Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham. Thirty-three of the incidents occurred during the months of June, July, and August; 32 occurred in pools, 11 in lakes and rivers, 6 in bathtubs, 3 in mop buckets, and 1 in a cesspool. The mean hospital stay was 8 days (combined total, 439 days), accounting for total charges of $749,507 (mean $14,141). Outcomes included 15 deaths, 5 discharges with neurologic sequelae, and 33 discharges without sequelae. Private insurance covered 31 patients, 7 were Medicaid patients, and 15 had no coverage. CONCLUSION: Near-drowning injuries have high case fatality rates, a high case sequelae rate, and high hospitalization charges.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0038-4348",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}