The article analyzes deaths from mechanical asphyxia as a result of drowning in Ivano-Frankivsk region during the last five years on the basis of materials from the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination. It was found that among all the causes of death, mechanical asphyxia set 19.1% (1502 cases), and mechanical asphyxia as a result of drowning set 23.6% (354 cases) of all types of mechanical asphyxia. The risk factor for mortality in mechanical asphyxia as a result of drowning is male sex. The possibility of dying due to mechanical asphyxia as a result of drowning in men is 5 times higher than that of women. The increase in the number of drowning cases is related to the age of the person. The older person is, the risk of dying due to mechanical asphyxia as a result of drowning is greater.
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