The annual rate
of accidental fatal drowning in Switzerland is about 50 deaths/year (0.6/100
000). We report on the fatal and non-fatal drowning incidents among adults that
were treated at the University Hospital in Bern, Switzerland, between 2000 and
2014.
Retrospective
analysis of the electronic database of the emergency centre for adults of the
university hospital in Bern. Between 2000 and 2014 all fatal and non-fatal drowning
incidents were analysed using specific medical keywords.
126 patients were
included. Ninety-one (72%) were male, 94 (76%) aged between 16-44 years, 107
(89%) of the incidents occurred in rivers. In 83 (68%) cases the activity
during the incident was swimming. Twentytwo (18%) were non-accidental drowning
incidents, 14 (11%) of all the drowning patients needed reanimation and 6
(4.8%) died within 24 h.
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