Skip to main content
. 2020 Dec 29;15(12):e0243464. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243464

Table 3. Summary of intervention outcomes for injury types: Drowning.

Intervention Type (Component of the 5 E Framework) Intervention Description Summary of Outcomes
Injury-Related Outcomes Other Outcomes
Drowning
Skills-based education (Education) Swimming lessons Reduction in relative risk of drowning death [61]
Lifeline throwing skills Increase in skill level [64]
Environmental Change (Engineering) Elimination of water reservoirs Reduced incidence of fatal drowning [58]
Addition of barriers to unsafe water areas Decreased incidence rate of non-fatal drowning [67]
Community Awareness (Encouragement) Messages on local TV and radio stations Decreased risk of drowning [58]
Radio messages and newsletters No significant decrease in non-fatal drowning [59] Increase in knowledge [59]
Media collaboration with health department Decrease in incidence of non-fatal drowning [67]
Supervision (Encouragement) Observed supervision Higher percentage of children supervised [57]
Increased life guard and rescue stations Decrease in risk and probability of drowning [58]
Provision of Safety Devices (Engineering) Provision of door barrier and playpen Tools accepted by parents in community [57]
Education (Education) Training of community health workers Decrease in risk of drowning [58]
Education materials No change in non-fatal drowning incidence [59] Increase in knowledge; [59] increase in knowledge; [60] increase in perception of drowning risk [66]
Workshops Increase in water safety knowledge; [63] increase in water safety knowledge [64]
Video testimonials Improved knowledge and simulated water behaviors [62]
Lectures Reduction in mortality rates; [65] decrease in incidence of non-fatal drowning [67] Change in parental knowledge [65]

The outcomes reported may be a summary of more than one intervention type.