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This paper is a summary of a study of 72 cases of swimming-pool accidents resulting in serious injuries with the potential of permanent disability. Sixty-four of the 72 cases resulted in spinal cord injuries, 57 of which involved quadriplegic lesions. The authors observed that the majority of these injuries resulted from a lack of good judgement and common sense rather than from intoxication or pool structural deficiencies. Also of note was the lack of appropriate first-aid and extrication rendered, as well as the absence of uniform treatment and care received by the majority of the patients.
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Green, B., Gabrielsen, M., Hall, W. et al. Analysis of swimming pool accidents resulting in spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 18, 94–100 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1980.15
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1980.15