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Drowning risk and climate change: a state-of-the-art review
Sindall, R; Mecrow, T; Queiroga, AC; Boyer, C; Koon, W; Peden, AEDrowning and climate change are both significant global health threats, yet little research links climate change to drowning risk. Research into the epidemiology, risk factors and preventive strategies for unintentional drowning in high-income and in low-income and middle-income countries has expanded understanding, but understanding of disaster and extreme weather-related drowning needs research focus. As nati...
Need for consistent beach lifeguard data collection: results from an internatio...
Koon, W; Schmidt, A; Queiroga, AC; Sempsrott, J; Szpilman, D; Webber, J; Brander, RBackground Lifeguards are integral to beach safety and collect data which is used for a variety of purposes, although guidelines and best practice have yet to be established. This study served to identify and characterise existing beach lifeguard service provider (BLSP) data collection procedures in order to identify the degree of uniformity and areas for improvement. Methods The ‘International Beach Lifeguard ...