Los ahogamientos son la tercera causa de muerte por traumatismo no intencional en el mundo y suponen un 9% de todas las muertes relacionadas con traumatismos. This #worlddrowningprevention day, we’re sharing. The global status report on drowning prevention details the scale of global drowning fatalities, and progress made in advancing strategies and actions to reduce drowning.
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Drowning is one of the leading causes of death from unintentional injuries worldwide and has a significant impact in the region of the americas. Drowning is the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from immersion in liquid. Flood disasters are becoming more frequent and this trend is expected to continue.
Drowning is a serious and neglected public health threat claiming the lives of 372 000 people a year worldwide.
Who fact sheet on drowning with key facts and information on the scope of the problem, who is at risk, prevention and who response. Drowning accounts for 75% of deaths in flood disasters. Outcomes are classified as death, morbidity and no morbidity.
