Lay rescuer intervention in fatal drownings in Canada, 2010–2019: a population-based cross-sectional analysis

Lay rescuers frequently intervened on drowning incidents with a high-risk, contact rescue. Since characteristics differed between drowning incidents where a lay rescuer response occurred (vs not), further investigation into rescuer motivation may inform tailored interventions to reduce rescuer injury.

Authors

Alison Macpherson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4500-7113)
Tessa Clemens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6589-8948)
Michael Rotondi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0895-5752)
Cody Dunne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7465-3264)
Hala Tamim

Institutions

University of Calgary (CA)
York University (CA)
Communications Research Centre Canada (CA)

Publication Details

Journal: Injury Prevention
Published: 2025-06-19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2025-045690
Citations: 1
Primary Topic: Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 1.88

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article

Lay rescuer intervention in fatal drownings in Canada, 2010–2019: a population-based cross-sectional analysis

Alison Macpherson, Tessa Clemens, Michael Rotondi, Cody Dunne et al.

Jun 19, 2025

1 citations

Injury Prevention

Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

1.88

article

Lay rescuer intervention in fatal drownings in Canada, 2010–2019: a population-based cross-sectional analysis

Alison Macpherson, Tessa Clemens, Michael Rotondi, Cody Dunne, Hala Tamim

June 19, 2025article en

1 citations

Abstract

Lay rescuers frequently intervened on drowning incidents with a high-risk, contact rescue. Since characteristics differed between drowning incidents where a lay rescuer response occurred (vs not), further investigation into rescuer motivation may inform tailored interventions to reduce rescuer injury.

Injury PreventionVol. 31(4)

University of Calgary (CA), York University (CA), Communications Research Centre Canada (CA)

Openalex Percentile: Top 15%

Injury Epidemiology and Prevention

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