Table 2 Population characteristics of calls secondary to rescue from water (n = 576) along Gironde surf beaches, 2011 to 2016. Severity was assessed according to the Szpilman classification (Szpilman et al., 2012)
| Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 175 | 30.4 |
| Male | 252 | 43.6 |
| Missing | 149 | 26.0 |
| Severity | ||
| 0 (Rescue) | 352 | 61.1 |
| 1 | 155 | 26.9 |
| 2 | 26 | 4.5 |
| 3 | 9 | 1.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 5 | 5 | 0.9 |
| 6 | 28 | 4.9 |
| Outcome | ||
| Left on site | 363 | 63.0 |
| Death | 20 | |
| Evacuated | ||
| University hospital | 20 | 3.5 |
| Death | 4 | |
| Local hospital | 163 | 28.3 |
| Other hospital | 2 | |
| Missing | 8 | |
| Activity | ||
| Bathing | 444 | 77.5 |
| Body board | 11 | 1.9 |
| Surf | 24 | 4.2 |
| Other | 3 | 0.5 |
| Missing | 91 | 15.9 |