Buckets associated home drowning in Indian infants and toddlers: An analysis of 18 fatalities from 2016

Buckets associated home drowning in Indian infants and toddlers: An analysis of 18 fatalities from 2016–2022

Published:2023-06-12 Issue:4 Volume:53 Page:416-418
ISSN:0049-4755
Container-title:Tropical Doctor
language:en
Short-container-title:Trop Doct

Author:

Siddiqui Shahid Akhtar¹^ORCID,Singh Mukesh Vir²,Mishra Nandita¹^ORCID,Maurya Manisha³^ORCID,Shrivastava Anubha³^ORCID,Yadav Rajesh Kumar⁴

Affiliation:

1. Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, S.N. Children Hospital, M.L.N. Medical College, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India

2. Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics, S.N. Children Hospital, M.L.N. Medical College, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India

3. Professor, Department of Pediatrics, S.N. Children Hospital, M.L.N. Medical College, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India

4. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, S.N. Children Hospital, M.L.N. Medical College, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

Cases of drowning at home of unsupervised infants and toddlers in buckets have been reported elsewhere but little research on this largely preventable death in India exists. We performed a descriptive analysis on the basis of Google search of published news report in leading Indian newspapers or news channels. Data were collected employing a pre-determined tool. Between April 2016 and March 2022, we found 18 such cases. The large majority were between 12 and 18 months of age (12/18). This little recognized source of unintentional injury is eminently avoidable, necessitating both public and parental attention and awareness.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00494755231177323

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