Pool or Spa Submersion: Estimated Injuries and Reported Fatalities, 2010 Report

摘要

This report presents estimates of the number of pool or spa related submersion injuries and the number of reported pool or spa related submersion fatalities involving children less than fifteen years of age. Submersion injuries and fatalities for children less than five years of age are also provided. Please note that injuries and fatalities associated with circulation/suction entrapments in pools or spas are presented in a separate document3. It is important to note that incidents covered by this report were associated with a pool or spa but the primary cause of the incident was not necessarily the pool or spa product.