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Epilepsy as a Risk Factor for Submersion Injury in Children Pediatrics 91:612-616, Biekema,D.S.,et al, 1993 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Of 336 submersions,21(6%)occurred among children with epilepsy.Children with epilepsy were more likely to be greater than 5 years old(86%vs 47%) and more likely to submerge in a bothtub(38%vs 11%).The relative risk of submersion for children with epilepsy was 47(95%confidence interval[CI]22 to 100)in the bathtub and 18.7(95%CI 9.8 to 35.6)in the pool.The relative risk of drowning for children with epilepsy was 96(95%CI33 to 275)in the bathtub and 23.4(95%CI7.1 to 77.1)in the pool.These data support an increased risk of submersion and drowning among children with epilepsy.

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