why causes of drownings each year?

Question

discuss the cause of it, where it happens, and why it occurs?

Answer 1

Drowning is death as caused by suffocation when a liquid causes interruption of the body's absorption of oxygen from the air leading to asphyxia. The primary cause of death is hypoxia and acidosis leading to cardiac arrest.

Near drowning is the survival of a drowning event involving unconsciousness or water inhalation and can lead to serious secondary complications, including death, after the event. Cases of near drowning are often given attention by medical professionals.

Secondary drowning is death due to chemical or biological changes in the lungs after a near drowning incident.

In many countries, drowning is one of the leading causes of death for children under 14 years old. Children have drowned in wading pools and even bath tubs. The rate of drowning in populations around the world varies widely according to their access to water, the climate and the national swimming culture. For example, typically the United Kingdom suffers 450 drownings per annum or 1 per 150,000 of population whereas the United States suffers 6,500 drownings or around 1 per 50,000 of population. Drowning related injuries are the fifth most likely cause of accidental death in the US. In some regions, drowning is the second most likely cause of injury and death for children after car accidents. The rate of near drowning incidents is unknown. Victims are more likely to be male, young or adolescent. Surveys indicate that 10% of children under 5 have experienced a situation with a high risk of drowning. The causes of drowning cases in the US are as follows:[citation needed]

44% are related to swimming
17% are related to boating
14% are unattributed
10% related to scuba diving
7% related to car accidents

Most drownings occur in water, 90% in freshwater (rivers and lakes) 10% in seawater, drownings in other fluids are rare and often industrial accidents.[citation needed]

Common conditions that may lead to drowning include but are not limited to:

Water conditions exceed the swimmer's ability; - turbulent or fast water, water out of depth, falling through ice, rip currents, undertows, currents, waves and eddies.
Entrapment; - physically unable to get out of the situation because of a lack of an escape route, snagging or by being hampered by clothing or equipment.
Impaired judgment and physical incapacitation arising from the use of drugs, principally alcohol.
Incapacitation arising from the conditions; - cold (hypothermia), shock, injury or exhaustion.
Incapacitation arising from acute illness while swimming; - heart attack, seizure or stroke.
Forcible submersion by another person; - murder or misguided children's play.
Blackout underwater after rapid breathing to extend a breath-hold dive; - shallow water blackout.
Blackout on ascent from a deep breath-hold dive due to latent hypoxia; - deep water blackout.
People have drowned in as little as 30mm of water lying face down, in one case in a wheel rut. Children have drowned in baths, buckets and toilets; inebriates or those under the influence of drugs have died in puddles.

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Answer 2

Some basics:

Drowning remains the second-leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children ages 1 to 14 years.

With the greatest reason being lack of supervision. This results in younger children (Non-swimmers) slipping into water unnoticed by their parents. Or, falling into a five gallon bucket with a few inches of water in the bottom, even a toilet can result in the drowning of a toddler who may fall in and not be able to get out.

Older children find themselves in trouble when they overstate their ability level in fear of embarrassment and end up in water over their heads. Multiple drownings occur when two weak swimmers hold on to each other for support (a big mistake). There is more to this that simply can't be stated here.

Other accidents in natural settings like lakes and rivers include diving into murky waters and hitting your head on a tree stump or hidden rocks. If death does not occur, you may be paralysed for life.

Some drownings are the result of water sports, or boating-related accidents, which include not wearing a life jacket and capsizing, and getting injured, for example.

Some are medical, like seizures, which can happen in a recreational setting or even at home in bathtubs .

Some are alcohol related, which slows down your central nervous system, impairs judgement, and motor function.

Never swim alone, check out other prevention tips on the CDC website below

Answer 3

The CDC website has tons of info on drownings, victims, risks and prevention. Maybe you can find what you need there, there is too much info to put in one answer!

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/drown.htm

Answer 4

very few definitely die from alcohol (definitely must be alcohol poisoning) many human beings die from illnesses brought about or greater by alcohol: liver affliction heart affliction or die from vehicle injuries with human beings stricken by alcohol, and so on.