Abstract：
BACKGROUND: In this study, we use the media-based database of Beterem-Safe Kids Israel, to provide a 15-year review of unintentional fatal childhood drowning in Israel, between 2008 and 2022.
METHODS: It total, we identified 257 cases of child mortality due to drowning during this period.
RESULTS: Our results demonstrate a gradual rise in childhood mortality due to drowning, from 72 cases in 2008-2012, to 85 cases in 2013-2017, and to 100 cases in 2018-2022. Especially worth noting is the increase in childhood drowning in domestic swimming pools. We point to a link between low socioeconomic status and cases of drowning, showing that the risk of drowning extends beyond a mere matter of caregiver inattention. We recommend a series of regulatory and legislative steps to reduce fatal childhood drowning, including fencing built around domestic swimming pools, extending lifeguard activity hours, adding declared beaches, forming programs of safe behavior in water environments for adolescents, and establishing swimming lessons during the 2nd grade, for all populations. We further recommend that a special focus will be put in municipalities situated at the bottom of the socioeconomic index.
METHODS: It total, we identified 257 cases of child mortality due to drowning during this period.
RESULTS: Our results demonstrate a gradual rise in childhood mortality due to drowning, from 72 cases in 2008-2012, to 85 cases in 2013-2017, and to 100 cases in 2018-2022. Especially worth noting is the increase in childhood drowning in domestic swimming pools. We point to a link between low socioeconomic status and cases of drowning, showing that the risk of drowning extends beyond a mere matter of caregiver inattention. We recommend a series of regulatory and legislative steps to reduce fatal childhood drowning, including fencing built around domestic swimming pools, extending lifeguard activity hours, adding declared beaches, forming programs of safe behavior in water environments for adolescents, and establishing swimming lessons during the 2nd grade, for all populations. We further recommend that a special focus will be put in municipalities situated at the bottom of the socioeconomic index.
摘要：
背景：在这项研究中，我们使用基于媒体的Beterem-SafeKidsIsrael数据库，对以色列儿童意外溺水的15年回顾，2008年至2022年。
方法：总共，我们确定了257例因溺水而死亡的儿童。
结果：我们的结果表明，儿童溺水死亡率逐渐上升，从2008-2012年的72例，到2013-2017年的85例，以及2018-2022年的100例。特别值得注意的是家庭游泳池中儿童溺水的增加。我们指出了低社会经济地位和溺水案例之间的联系，表明溺水的风险不仅仅是照顾者注意力不集中的问题。我们建议采取一系列监管和立法措施，以减少致命的儿童溺水，包括围绕国内游泳池建造的围栏，延长救生员活动时间,增加已申报的海滩，为青少年制定水环境中的安全行为计划，在二年级开设游泳课，对于所有人口。我们进一步建议将特别重点放在社会经济指数底部的城市。
方法：总共，我们确定了257例因溺水而死亡的儿童。
结果：我们的结果表明，儿童溺水死亡率逐渐上升，从2008-2012年的72例，到2013-2017年的85例，以及2018-2022年的100例。特别值得注意的是家庭游泳池中儿童溺水的增加。我们指出了低社会经济地位和溺水案例之间的联系，表明溺水的风险不仅仅是照顾者注意力不集中的问题。我们建议采取一系列监管和立法措施，以减少致命的儿童溺水，包括围绕国内游泳池建造的围栏，延长救生员活动时间,增加已申报的海滩，为青少年制定水环境中的安全行为计划，在二年级开设游泳课，对于所有人口。我们进一步建议将特别重点放在社会经济指数底部的城市。
