TY - JOUR
T1 - Drowning and aquatic injuries dictionary
AU - Szpilman, David
AU - Palacios Aguilar, Jose
AU - Barcala-Furelos, Roberto
AU - Baker, Shayne
AU - Dunne, Cody
AU - Peden, Amy E
AU - Brander, Rob
AU - Claesson, Andreas
AU - Avramidis, Stathis
AU - Leavy, Justine
AU - Luckhaus, Jamie Linnea
AU - Manino, Leonardo A
AU - Marques, Olga
AU - Nyitrai, Nina Joy
AU - Pascual-Gomez, Luis-Miguel
AU - Springer, Leonardo
AU - Stanley, Teresa Jane
AU - Venema, Allart M
AU - Queiroga, Ana Catarina
N1 - © 2021 The Author(s).
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - Background: Drowning is a significant public health issue with more than 320,000 deaths globally every year. These numbers are greatly underestimated, however, due to factors such as inadequate data collection, inconsistent categorization and failure to report in certain regions and cultures.The objective of this study was to develop a standardised drowning dictionary using a consensus-based approach. Through creation of this resource, improved clarity amongst stakeholders will be achieved and, as a result, so will our understanding of the drowning issue.Methodology: A list of terms and their definitions were created and sent to 16 drowning experts with a broad range of backgrounds across four continents and six languages. A review was conducted using a modified Delphi process over five rounds. A sixth round was done by an external panel evaluating the terms' content validity.Results: The drowning dictionary included more than 350 terms. Of these, less than 10% had been previously published in peer review literature. On average, the external expert validity endorsing the dictionary shows a Scale Content Validity Index (S-CVI/Ave) of 0.91, exceeding the scientific recommended value. Ninety one percent of the items present an I-CVI (Level Content Validity Index) value considered acceptable (>0.78). The endorsement was not a universal agreement (S-CVI/UA: 0.44).Conclusion: The drowning dictionary provides a common language, and the authors envisage that its use will facilitate collaboration and comparison across prevention sectors, education, research, policy and treatment. The dictionary will be open to readers for discussion and further review at www.idra.world.
AB - Background: Drowning is a significant public health issue with more than 320,000 deaths globally every year. These numbers are greatly underestimated, however, due to factors such as inadequate data collection, inconsistent categorization and failure to report in certain regions and cultures.The objective of this study was to develop a standardised drowning dictionary using a consensus-based approach. Through creation of this resource, improved clarity amongst stakeholders will be achieved and, as a result, so will our understanding of the drowning issue.Methodology: A list of terms and their definitions were created and sent to 16 drowning experts with a broad range of backgrounds across four continents and six languages. A review was conducted using a modified Delphi process over five rounds. A sixth round was done by an external panel evaluating the terms' content validity.Results: The drowning dictionary included more than 350 terms. Of these, less than 10% had been previously published in peer review literature. On average, the external expert validity endorsing the dictionary shows a Scale Content Validity Index (S-CVI/Ave) of 0.91, exceeding the scientific recommended value. Ninety one percent of the items present an I-CVI (Level Content Validity Index) value considered acceptable (>0.78). The endorsement was not a universal agreement (S-CVI/UA: 0.44).Conclusion: The drowning dictionary provides a common language, and the authors envisage that its use will facilitate collaboration and comparison across prevention sectors, education, research, policy and treatment. The dictionary will be open to readers for discussion and further review at www.idra.world.
U2 - 10.1016/j.resplu.2020.100072
DO - 10.1016/j.resplu.2020.100072
M3 - Comment/Letter to the editor
C2 - 34223340
SN - 2666-5204
VL - 5
JO - Resuscitation plus
JF - Resuscitation plus
M1 - 100072
ER -