Swimming Pool Injuries: Diving in a Swimming Pool can be Fatal
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology - Year 2018, Vol 11, Issue 2
Abstract
Deaths in swimming pools are commonly attributed to drowning. There are other mechanisms also by which an individual can sustain injuries which can lead to an untimely death. We present a case of young male who sustained cervical spine injuries while diving in a swimming pool and died due to its complications. There is no separate registry or data in India compiling the number of swimming pool accidents and various injuries that are sustained by the patient. The authors aim to increase the public awareness regarding these hidden dangers with swimming pool activities which can cost permanent disability or even a life. This is not only a personal loss but a loss to the Community and Nation.
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Abhishek Yadav
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- DOI 10.21088/ijfmp.0974.3383.11218.19
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