Public holidays, school holidays, and long weekends: Effects on drowning rates in New South Wales

Objective: To quantify drowning rates and fatal to non-fatal drowning ratios on public holidays, school holidays, weekdays and long weekends in New South Wales from January 2010 to June 2022. Methods: Using a linked administrative dataset comprising ambulance (paper-based and electronic records), em...

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Main Authors: Edwina Mead, Chen-Chun Shu, Pooria Sarrami, Rona Macniven, Amy E. Peden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1326020024000888