Table 1 Operational definitions for the 22 Water Incident Database (WAID) field taxonomies
Field number | Field name | Operational definition |
|---|---|---|
1 | Waidised ID | Unique identifier number assigned to each case by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents |
2 | Stakeholder reference | Identifier number associated with the specific water safety agency entering the case |
3 | What happened | Classification of how a person came into difficulty. Alternatively, ‘body recovered’ can be entered |
4 | Date | Date and time that an incident or body recovery occurred |
5 | Activity | Classification of the action or type activity being undertaken by the victim prior to drowning |
6 | Postcode | Postcode at which the incident or body recovery occurred |
7 | Latitude | Latitude at which the incident or body recovery occurred |
8 | Longitude | Longitude at which the incident or body recovery occurred |
9 | Ordinance Survey reference | Ordinance Survey coordinates at which the incident or body recovery occurred |
10 | Location name | Name of the location at which the incident or body recovery occurred |
11 | Location type | Type of location in which the incident or body recovery occurred |
12 | Location feature | Type of feature at or near which the incident or body recovery occurred |
13 | Wind | Progressive numerical scale used to indicate the wind conditions at the time of an incident occurring |
14 | Visibility | Visibility at the time of an incident occurring |
15 | Water depth | Water depth in which the incident or body recovery occurred |
16 | Age (years) | Age of the victim in years |
17 | Age category | Age category to which the victim belonged |
18 | Injury | Severity (fatal, serious, minor, near miss, not recorded) |
19 | Sex | The sex of the victim |
20 | Coroner report | Whether or not the outcome of a coroner’s report is currently pending |
21 | Narrative | A free-text field allowing a brief description of the incident to be entered |
22 | Intoxication | Whether or not intoxication by alcohol and/or drugs was suspected or confirmed |