Irish Water Safety Report on Drowning in the Republic of Ireland_For Web
Irish Water Safety Report on Drowning in the Republic of Ireland_For Web
Irish Water Safety Report on Drowning in the Republic of Ireland_For Web
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IRISH WATER SAFETY DATA REPORT ON DROWNING IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1988 – 2012<br />
<strong>Drown<strong>in</strong>g</strong> Locati<strong>on</strong>/Venue 1988 - 2012<br />
Coastal<br />
38%<br />
Inland<br />
62%<br />
Coastal & Inland <strong>Drown<strong>in</strong>g</strong><br />
Coastal<br />
Includes all sea water or coastal locati<strong>on</strong>s such as Open Sea, Sea<br />
Cliff, Rocks, Beach, Dock areas and Estuaries.<br />
Inland<br />
C<strong>on</strong>sists <strong>of</strong> fresh water: Rivers, Canals, Lakes, P<strong>on</strong>ds and Quarries, and<br />
also those venues listed under O<strong>the</strong>r Inland, that <strong>of</strong> Bog hole, Dra<strong>in</strong>,<br />
Slurry pit and Well/ Tank or Reservoir.<br />
Swim pools (domestic, hotel, public, school and sports centre) also<br />
feature <strong>in</strong> this category (at less than 1% <strong>of</strong> drown<strong>in</strong>g overall).<br />
Interpretati<strong>on</strong><br />
It is apparent that <strong>in</strong>land waterway drown<strong>in</strong>g is <strong>the</strong> most prom<strong>in</strong>ent category <strong>of</strong> drown<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>Ireland</strong> rest<strong>in</strong>g at 62% <strong>of</strong> all those <strong>in</strong>cidents recorded <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> IWS database; <strong>the</strong>refore a<br />
c<strong>on</strong>t<strong>in</strong>ual push for promoti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> water safety surround<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>land waterways is critical.<br />
C<strong>on</strong>sider that <strong>the</strong> general public <strong>on</strong> a nati<strong>on</strong>al level are more likely to come <strong>in</strong>to c<strong>on</strong>tact<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Irish</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Water</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Safety</str<strong>on</strong>g> – Promot<strong>in</strong>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>Water</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Safety</str<strong>on</strong>g> To Reduce <strong>Drown<strong>in</strong>g</strong>s – “KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GETTING INTO”.<br />
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“Know what your’re gett<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to”<br />
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