Lack of caregiver supervision:  a contributing factor in Australian unintentional child drowning deaths, 2000–2009

Eszenyi, Dymphna

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03250.x

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To the Editor: In their recent article on unintentional child drowning deaths, Petrass, Blivitch and Finch refer to the “limited detail within both police reports and findings” for South Australian cases of drowning.1

Child Death and Serious Injury Review Committee, South Australian Government Department for Families and Communities, Adelaide, SA.

Correspondence: Rosemary.Byron-Scott@dfc.sa.gov.au

1. Petrass LA, Blitvich JD, Finch CF. Lack of caregiver supervision: a contributing factor in Australian unintentional child drowning deaths, 2000–2009. Med J Aust 2011; 194: 228-231. <MJA full text>
2. Royal Life Saving Society — Australia. The National Drowning Report 2010. Special issue: child drowning deaths. Sydney: Royal Life Saving Society — Australia, 2010. http://www.royallifesaving.com.au//resources/documents/2010_Drowning_Report.pdf (accessed Jul 2011).
3. Government of South Australia. Child Death and Serious Injury Review Committee. Publications. Annual reports. http://www.cdsirc.sa.gov.au/cdsirc/Publications/tabid/476/Default.aspx (accessed Jul 2011).

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