In the summer of 2021, there were about 1,500 accidental drownings in France, including about 400 deaths, which is less than in the previous study in 2018, probably due to unfavorable weather for swimming, which was announced on Tuesday, June 21, Public Healthcare in France with an emphasis on prevention.
In the period from June 1 to September 30, 2021, the number of accidental drownings (1480) in the country compared to the same period in the summer of 2018 (1649) decreased by 10%. This decrease may:This can be explained in particular by the unfavorable climatic conditions (temperature, sunlight) for swimming in most of the metropolitan area.“, – is mentioned in the press release of the health agency.
Young and old
More than a quarter (394) of these drownings were followed by death. The share of deaths (27%) compared to 2018 (25%). Accidental drownings in France cause about 1,000 deaths a year (including 400 in the summer), making it the leading cause of accidental death in everyday life for people under 25, according to the SPF. In the summer of 2021, he was one of the youngest and the oldest to drown. 22% occurred in children under six years of age and 26% in people over 65:. They were more deadly after the age of 65. In this age group, 41% of drowning cases are followed by death, compared to 6% of children under the age of six.
The share of deaths was higher among those who drowned in water bodies (49%) երում in waterways (41%), before drowning in the sea (25%), in swimming pools (15%) և in other places (14%), such as: as baths or pools, according to a survey supported by the Ministries of Health, Home Affairs, Sports, and Environment. Public Health France emphasizes that “Many of these drownings took place in the context of the lifting of restrictive measures“Antidote և”may be partly due to poor assessment of their physical fitness by swimmers or deteriorating health at the end of a long period of detention և less activity.«.
The agency emphasizes the need for prevention in case of risk of drowning of all ages, insisting on the need to take into account the physical condition and health. According to the press release, a preventive campaign will be carried out by the state bodies during the summer to inform about the dangers of accidental drowning. Since 2003, French public health surveys have identified accidental, deliberate (suicide or homicide) drownings by emergency services (firefighters, Samu-Smur, etc.).
Source: Le Figaro
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