ReviewInjury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention2004
Review of the role of alcohol in drowning associated with recreational aquatic activity.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 148 citations in OpenAlex.
- Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Measures for Preventing Drowning in Africa: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Pooled it
- Trends in Unintentional Drowning Mortality Among U.S. Adults Aged ≥25 Years, 1999-2024: A U.S. Surveillance Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Water-related fatalities in Salzburg and Upper Austria between 2015 and 2022 - a retrospective evaluation with a focus on the informative value of drowning signs.International journal of legal medicine · 2026Article
- Global burden and trends of high alcohol use-related injuries from 1990 to 2030: a comprehensive assessment of self-harm and interpersonal violence, transport injuries, and unintentional injuries using global burden of disease 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Drowning incidents precipitated by unusual causes (DIPUCs): A narrative review of their diagnoses, evaluation and management.Resuscitation plus · 2024Review
- Drowning and Nonfatal Drowning in Children and Adolescents: A Subsequent Retrospective Data Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Influence of the toxicological status on the diagnosis of fatal drowning.International journal of legal medicine · 2023Article
- The Combined Effects of Short-Term Exposure to Multiple Meteorological Factors on Unintentional Drowning Mortality: Large Case-Crossover Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Article
- Epidemiology, clinical aspects, and management of pediatric drowning.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2023Review
- Critical care drowning admissions in Southwest England 2009-2020, a retrospective study.Journal of the Intensive Care Society · 2023Article
- The Status of Oxidative Stress in Patients with Alcohol Dependence: A Meta-Analysis.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Drowning in submerged cars caused by traffic accidents.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2022Article
- Epidemiological Analysis of Drowning Deaths Among Different Groups in Jordan - a Retrospective Study (2015-2019).Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2022Article
- Alcohol and the Risk of Injury.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Sudden Unexpected Death and the Mammalian Dive Response: Catastrophic Failure of a Complex Tightly Coupled System.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Article
- Breathalysing and surveying river users in Australia to understand alcohol consumption and attitudes toward drowning risk.BMC public health · 2018Article
- Investigation of Drowning Deaths: A Practical Review.Academic forensic pathology · 2018Review
- Primary Care Opportunities to Prevent Unintentional Home Injuries: A Focus on Children and Older Adults.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2018Article
- Whitewater Rafting and Kayaking Deaths in Colorado: Increasing Preventative Measures by Understanding Risk Factors.Academic forensic pathology · 2018Review
- Unintentional drowning: Role of medicinal drugs and alcohol.BMC public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE AND
designTo assess the role of alcohol in drowning associated with recreational aquatic activity by reviewing the English language literature published up to October 2003.
resultsAlcohol is widely used in association with recreational aquatic activity in the United States, but there is minimal information regarding the extent of use elsewhere. A priori and anecdotal evidence suggests that alcohol is an important risk factor for drowning associated with recreational aquatic activity. Specific studies provide good evidence supporting this, but the extent of increased risk associated with alcohol use, and the attributable risk due to alcohol use, is not well characterised. Drowning appears to be the overwhelming cause of death associated with recreational aquatic activity with alcohol detected in the blood in 30%-70% of persons who drown while involved in this activity. The few relevant studies on degree of increased risk suggest persons with a blood alcohol level of 0.10 g/100 ml have about 10 times the risk of death associated with recreational boating compared with persons who have not been drinking, but that even small amounts of alcohol can increase this risk. The population attributable risk seems to be in the range of about 10%-30%.
conclusionsAlcohol consumption significantly increases the likelihood of immersions resulting in drowning during aquatic activities. However, more information is required if appropriate prevention activities are to be planned, initiated, and evaluated. This includes better information on alcohol use, and attitudes to alcohol use, in association with recreational aquatic activity, and the nature and extent of increased risk associated with alcohol use. Evaluation of interventions is also needed.
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