Submersion Injuries and the Cost of Injury Associated with Drowning Events in the United States, 2006–2015.
Introduction: The World Health Organization has reported submersion injuries as the third most common cause of death due to unintentional injury in the world. Greater detail in the rates, risk factors, and healthcare associated costs of submersion injuries could be instrumental in demonstrating the...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Community Health Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 549 - 559 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=178046738&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 178046738 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00945145 JCH jtl: Journal of Community Health issn: 00945145 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2024 vid: 49 iid: 3 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 178046738 10.1007/s10900-023-01323-4 ppf: 549 ppct: 10 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 1.3MB tig: atl: Submersion Injuries and the Cost of Injury Associated with Drowning Events in the United States, 2006–2015. aug: au: Hansen, Regina M. Agana-Norman, Denny Fe G. Hufton, Amie Hansen, Michael A. affil: Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA https://ror.org/016tfm930 Department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA https://ror.org/00w0k4e67 Department of Liberal Studies, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA https://ror.org/02pttbw34 Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA su: United States World Health Organization Cross-sectional method Medical care costs Economics Risk assessment Medical care use Hospital charges Resuscitation from drowning Hospital emergency services Descriptive statistics Disease incidence sug: subj: Cross-sectional method Medical care costs Economics United States World Health Organization Risk assessment Medical care use Hospital charges Resuscitation from drowning Hospital emergency services Descriptive statistics Disease incidence keyword: Costs Disposition Drowning Emergency department Inpatient Submersion injury Costs Disposition Drowning Emergency department Inpatient Submersion injury ab: Introduction: The World Health Organization has reported submersion injuries as the third most common cause of death due to unintentional injury in the world. Greater detail in the rates, risk factors, and healthcare associated costs of submersion injuries could be instrumental in demonstrating the need for further funding and intervention. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative dataset of inpatient and emergency department (ED) encounters between 2006 and 2015 in the United States (US). Healthcare utilization costs were provided within the datasets and adjusted to reflect actual charges and provider fees. Lastly, the final cost values were adjusted to the 2020 US dollar (USD) and summarized using a log adjusted mean. Results: On average, there were 11,873 submersion injuries per year that presented to the ED in the US. Resulting in a rate where approximately 9 out of every 100,000 ED visits were associated with a submersion injury. Slightly more than 6% died in the ED, 24.2% were admitted, and 69.3% were discharged from the ED. In total, annual cost of submersion injuries in the US for ED care is approximately $12.5 million, inpatient care is approximately $27.5 million, and total annual healthcare cost exceeds $40 million. Discussion: While these results only represent a fraction of the total cost associated with submersion injuries, it remains substantial and unchanged over the 10-year study period. Certain demographic groups showed higher rates of injury and disease burden, thus bearing a greater amount of the cost. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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