title: Epidemiology of unintentional drowning in a metropolis of the French Mediterranean coast: a retrospective analysis (2000-2011).
abstract: Drowning affects more than 500,000 people worldwide and is responsible for at least 350,000 deaths each year. In France, 1235 drowning resulting in 496 deaths were recorded in the summer 2012. This retrospective study has investigated the epidemiology of drowning in the city of Marseille (South of France) between 2000 and 2011. We identified 449 cases of unintentional drowning. The highest incidence was found among males with a median age of 36 years. The incidence was 5.3 victims per 10,000 inhabitants with a mortality rate of 1.2 per 10,000. These accidents occurred mainly at sea (89%) and during the summer season. A majority of drowning victims (69%) were admitted in a hospital. This is the only study in France to analyse data on drowning throughout the year and over a long period. Drowning is a serious condition burdened by 22% of victims who die.
authors.affiliation: a SAMU13, Pôle RUSH, CHU La Timone, AP-HM, Marseille, France.|b Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) MD2, Faculté de médecine Nord , Marseille , France.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bessereau
authors.affiliation: a SAMU13, Pôle RUSH, CHU La Timone, AP-HM, Marseille, France.|b Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) MD2, Faculté de médecine Nord , Marseille , France.
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.affiliation: c Bataillon des Marins-Pompiers , Marseille , France.
authors.forename: Tarik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mokhtari
authors.affiliation: c Bataillon des Marins-Pompiers , Marseille , France.
authors.forename: Pierre-Marie
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Brun
authors.affiliation: a SAMU13, Pôle RUSH, CHU La Timone, AP-HM, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Agnalys
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Desplantes
authors.affiliation: a SAMU13, Pôle RUSH, CHU La Timone, AP-HM, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grassineau
authors.affiliation: d Service des urgences pédiatriques, CHU Nord , Marseille , France.
authors.forename: Noël
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guilhem
authors.affiliation: a SAMU13, Pôle RUSH, CHU La Timone, AP-HM, Marseille, France.|b Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) MD2, Faculté de médecine Nord , Marseille , France.
authors.forename: Fouzia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Heireche
authors.affiliation: a SAMU13, Pôle RUSH, CHU La Timone, AP-HM, Marseille, France.|b Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) MD2, Faculté de médecine Nord , Marseille , France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kerbaul
authors.affiliation: e APHM , Hôpital de la Timone , BiosTIC, Service Biostatistique et Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication , Marseille , France.|f Aix-Marseille Université , INSERM , IRD, UMR912 SESSTIM , Marseille , France.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mancini
authors.affiliation: c Bataillon des Marins-Pompiers , Marseille , France.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meyran
authors.affiliation: a SAMU13, Pôle RUSH, CHU La Timone, AP-HM, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Toesca
authors.affiliation: c Bataillon des Marins-Pompiers , Marseille , France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Topin
authors.affiliation: a SAMU13, Pôle RUSH, CHU La Timone, AP-HM, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsapis
authors.affiliation: a SAMU13, Pôle RUSH, CHU La Timone, AP-HM, Marseille, France.|b Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) MD2, Faculté de médecine Nord , Marseille , France.
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Auffray
authors.affiliation: a SAMU13, Pôle RUSH, CHU La Timone, AP-HM, Marseille, France.|b Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) MD2, Faculté de médecine Nord , Marseille , France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Michelet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004332:Drowning / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008522:Mediterranean Sea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: accident; drowning; epidemiology; outcome; sea; swimming pool