Las piscinas son una fuente común de caídas inducidas por resbalones, con importantes costes socioeconómicos y severas consecuencias para la salud de las víctimas. El objetivo principal fue examinar información sobre factores de riesgo y conocer los mecanismos causales de sucesos lesivos inducidos por resbalamientos asociados a piscinas de uso colectivo. Se realizó un estudio observacional de tipo descriptivo a partir de fuentes judiciales con emplazamiento en la población española para el período 2000-2015. El mecanismo causal más habitual fue la caída al mismo nivel (79,2%) inducida por un resbalón cuando el sujeto caminaba (65,6%) sobre un suelo resbaladizo (35,2%) en presencia de agua (64,8%), siendo el andén que circunda el vaso la localización más citada (19,2%). Los resbalamientos son prevenibles y la aplicación efectiva de normas internacionales sobre superficies resistentes al deslizamiento puede dotar mayores garantías para la protección de la salud de los usuarios. Swimming pools are a common source of slip-induced falls, with a high socioeconomic cost and severe consequences for victim’s health conditions. The main objective was to examine risk factors and know mechanisms of slip-induced injuries associated with public swimming pools. A descriptive observational study of the Spanish population was conducted, using data from judicial sources from 2000 to 2015. In most cases, the common mechanism of the injury was a slip-induced fall at the same level (79.2%) originated while the subject was walking (65.6%) on a slippery floor (35.2%) with water (64.8%), being walkable area around a pool basin was the most cited location (19.2%). Slips are preventable and the effective application of international standards regarding slide-resistant surfaces could provide more reliable guarantee to protect the user health in swimming pools.
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