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Compliance with an Ordinance Requiring the Use of Personal Flotation Devices by Children in Public Waterways

INTRODUCTION: For children ages 1–14, 21.6% of drowning cases involve swimming, wading, or playing in natural bodies of water, such as rivers and lakes. Personal flotation devices (PFDs) are believed to be an effective prevention measure. We measure compliance with city and county ordinances, public...

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Autores principales: Wintemute, Garen J., Anton, Amy, Andrada, Emily, Ribeira, Ryan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3628482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23599870
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2012.1.11717