Association between sudden unexpected deaths in bathtubs and ambient temperature among elderly Japanese adults: a time-series regression study

Japanese elderly adults have extremely high mortality associated with bathtub-related drowning [1]. Based on postmortem examination, it was revealed that approximately 55% of individuals who experienced sudden bath-related deaths between 2009 and 2011 in Tokyo had circulatory diseases, and more than 90% of these deaths in both sexes were in elderly adults older than 60 years [2]. Although previous studies have addressed cardiac arrest [3] or other symptoms (falling, loss of consciousness, stroke, and others) and accidents [4,5], including deaths not involving a bathtub or showering, many Japanese studies have focused on sudden death and drowning in bathtubs, from the viewpoint that the act of bathing is related to mortality [2,6 –11].
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