Usability of Emergency Department Narratives for Describing Non-fatal Drowning in the United States, 2013-2022

Dawson Dobash, Briana Moreland, Prada House, Nimi Idaikkadar, Tessa Clemens, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Energy , Oak Ridge Associated Universities , Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education , Oak Ridge, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Memphis, Morehouse School of Medicine

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Published online on January 14, 2026

Abstract

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Objective:To determine the usability of National Electronic Injury Surveillance System All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP) narrative data in identifying drowning circumstances, and to describe drowning-related emergency department (ED) visits in the U.S. from ...