Thematic review of deaths of children and young people through drowning 2016
Authors: Dr Sarah Jones, Professional Lead for this review, Public Health Lead for Injuries, Public Health Wales, Beverley Heatman, Programme Manager, Child Death Review Programme, Public Health Wales, Dr Lorna Price, Paediatric Lead, Child Death Review Programme, Public Health Wales, Dr Bruce McKenzie, Public Health Lead, Child Death Review Programme, Public Health Wales
Published on: 1st February 2016
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Why look into deaths from
drowning?
Although drowning is relatively rare in Wales many drowning deaths are preventable and the consequences and costs are substantial.
What did this review involve?
We considered information on drownings in Wales, or involving Welsh residents elsewhere, alongside evidence from the literature and thematic panel discussion of each drowning incident to develop advice for the prevention of future drowning deaths.
What were our recommendations?
We made the following recommendations:
- An All Wales forum for water safety should be established.
- For each setting where there is a drowning risk, a single water safety message shared by all relevant organisations is needed.
- Consistent guidance on safer bathing for people with epilepsy is needed.
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