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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), accidents are the most common non-natural cause of death and injury for travellers [1]. Within the European Union (EU), tourists are 15 times more at risk of injury than local residents [2], and US tourists are ten times more likely to die as a result of an injury (23 %) than from infectious disease (2 %) [3]. Drowning has a very high death rate while those who survive drowning may suffer neurologic or respiratory complication or disabilities of varying magnitudes [4].

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  1. Philippine Life Saving Society Inc., 202B Philsport Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City, Metro Manila, 1605, Philippines

    Arne Navarra

  2. Lifesaving Foundation, 11 Iveragh Close, Lismore Lawn, Waterford City, Ireland

    John Connolly

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Navarra, A., Connolly, J. (2014). Recreation and Tourism. In: Bierens, J. (eds) Drowning. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04253-9_34

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