Primary or Secondary Drowning

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

NCT06310499

Sponsor: Prehospital Center, Region Zealand

Summary

According to WHO's rules, any death certificate must state the underlying cause of death and contributory causes of death may also be stated. Differentiating between primary and secondary drowning is difficult, as information preceding the drowning incident is rarely available. Yet, knowing the most frequent causes of secondary drowning may provide useful information to healthcare professionals working in prehospital Emergency Medical Services, as this may affect prehospital treatment.

Official title: Primary or Secondary Fatal Drowning? A Registry-based Study Analysing Autopsy Reports From Patients Registered in the Danish Prehospital Drowning Data

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

Any - Any

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

700

Start Date

2016-01-01

Completion Date

2026-12-31

Last Updated

2025-08-27

Healthy Volunteers

No

Conditions

Drowning Drowning; Anoxia Drowning, Near Drowning in Swimming Pool Drowning; Asphyxia Drowning/Diving/SCUBA Accident Drowning or Immersion of Unknown Intent Drowning and Submersion, Undetermined Intent Drowning and Submersion While in Bath-Tub Drowning and Submersion While in Natural Water Drowning and Submersion Due to Sailboat Sinking Drowning and Submersion Due to Fall Off Ship Drowning and Submersion While in Swimming-Pool

Interventions

OTHER

Drowning

Drowning is defined as the process of experiencing respiratory impairment from submersion or immersion in liquid.

Locations (1)

Prehospital Center

Næstved, Region Sjælland, Denmark

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