Drowning incidents in Samandağ before and after the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake
The findings indicate an increased risk of drowning in the postearthquake period. Based on the data obtained, it is essential to strengthen water safety infrastructure, raise public awareness and enhance emergency response capacities in disaster-affected areas to improve public health outcomes.
Authors
- Hande Özdemir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1717-9604)
- Dicle AYDIN (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4377-5327)
- Busra Sahiner Caliskaner
- Zeynep Yuce Ucar
- Ramazan Sartik
Institutions
- Ministry of Health (TR)
- Memorial Ankara Hospital (TR)
- Psychiatric Association of Turkey (TR)
- Ministry of Health (JM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Prevention
- Published
- 2026-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2025-045912
- Primary Topic
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00