Pattern of presenting complaints recorded as near-drowning events in emergency departments: a national surveillance study from Pakistan

Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with presenting complaint of "near-drowning"

Characteristics		True Near- Drowning (n = 40)	Intentional Injuries (n = 40)	Total (n = 133)*
		N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
Age Groups	< 5 years	1 (2.5)	2 (5.0)	3 (2.5)
	5-14 years	2 (5.0)	4 (10.0)	8 (6.7)
	15-24 years	10 (25.0)	14 (35.0)	35 (29.4)
	25-44 years	19 (47.5)	13 (32.5)	49 (41.2)
	45-64 years	6 (15.0)	5 (12.5)	21 (17.6)
	65+ years	0 (0.0)	1 (2.5)	3 (2.5)
Sex	Male	31 (77.5)	28 (73.8)	88 (72.1)
	Female	9 (22.5)	12 (30.0)	34 (27.9)

Note: comparing socio-demographic characteristics between unintentional and intentional injuries, no statistical significance was found for any group (for age and sex, P-values were 0.57 and 0.45).
* Missing: 39.8% for intention variable; 10.5% for Age variable; 8.2% for Sex variable.

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