Drowning Prevention Journal Articles, Abstracts and Posters

Journal Articles

Ten-year study of pediatric drownings and near-drownings in King County, Washington: lessons in injury prevention
L Quan, EJ Gore, et al.
Pediatrics
, Volume 83, Issue 6, pp. 1035-1040, 06/01/1989

Are Life Vests Worn? A multiregional observational study of personal flotation device use in small boats
Linda Quan, Elizabeth Bennett, Peter Cummings, Michaela N. Trusty, Charles D. Treser
Injury Prevention, April 1998, Vol. 4: pp.203-205

Evaluation of a drowning prevention campaign in King County, Washington
Elizabeth Bennett, Peter Cummings, Linda Quan, Frances Marcus Lewis
Injury Prevention, 1999;5:109-113

Trends in Unintentional Drowning: The Role of Alcohol and Medical Care
Peter Cummings, Linda Quan
Journal of the American Medical Association, June 16, 1999, Vol 281, No.23, pp. 2198-2202.

Use of Washington State newspapers for submersion injury surveillance
J Baullinger, L Quan, E Bennett, P Cummings, and K Williams
Inj. Prev., Dec 2001; 7: 339 - 342.

Do parents value drowning prevention information at discharge from the emergency department?
Linda Quan, MD, Elizabeth Bennett, MPH, CHES, Peter Cummings, MD, MPH, Peter Henderson, Mark A. Del Beccaro, MD
Annals of Emergency MedicineApril 2001, part 1 . Volume 37 . Number 4 . p382 to p385

Project Abstracts

Development of a Drowning prevention media campaign for adolescents
Elizabeth Bennett, CHES, MPH, Linda Quan, MD.

PowerPoint Posters

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A Strength Based Approach to Adolescent Drowning Prevention
Elizabeth Bennett, MPH, CHES; Linda Quan, MD; Kathy Williams, MS
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center and the Washington State Department of Health

Characteristics of Drowning by Age Group
Linda Quan, MD, and Peter Cummings, MD, MPH
University of Washington School of Medicine and Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center

For-Profit/Nonprofit Partnerships for Drowning Prevention
Elizabeth Bennett, MPH, CHES, Linda Quan, MD, Kathy Williams, MS
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center and the Washington State Department of Health

PFDs: The Missing Link to Open Water Drowning Prevention
Linda Quan, MD; Elizabeth Bennett, MPH, CHES; Kathy Williams, MS
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center and the Washington State Department of Health