ALCOHOL AND FATAL INJURIES IN OKLAHOMA
ALCOHOL AND FATAL INJURIES IN OKLAHOMA
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DOI：
10.15288/jsa.1991.52.156
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发表时间：
1991-03-01
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KELAGHAN, J
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GOODMAN, RA;ISTRE, GR;KELAGHAN, J
为了评估法医数据在描述酒精使用和致命伤害之间的关系方面的有用性，对俄克拉荷马州首席法医办公室（ME）1978-84年的数据进行了检查。 在研究期间，每年约有1,500人死于意外伤害（UI），800人死于故意伤害（即，自杀和杀人）。 对于在受伤当天死亡的人，血液酒精检测范围从90%的凶杀案受害者到73%的自杀受害者和66%的UI受害者。 酒精与52%的凶杀案，49%的UI和40%的自杀有关。 在西班牙裔男性和美洲原住民的样本中，最常检测到酒精。 这项研究表明，国家公共卫生机构和研究人员应该考虑使用ME数据的流行病学信息之间的关系，酒精和伤害相关的死亡率和这些问题的监测。
To assess the usefulness of medical examiner data in describing the relationship between alcohol use and fatal injuries, 1978-84 data from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (ME), State of Oklahoma, was examined. In each year in the study period, approximately 1,500 deaths resulted from unintentional injuries (UI) and 800 deaths resulted from intentional injuries (i.e., suicides and homicides). For persons who died on the same day they were injured, testing for blood alcohol ranged from 90% of homicide victims, to 73% of suicide victims and to 66% of UI victims. Alcohol was associated with 52% of homicides, 49% of UI and 40% of suicides. Alcohol was detected most often in samples from Hispanic men and from Native Americans of both sexes. This study suggests that state public health agencies and researchers should consider the use of ME data for epidemiologic information on the relationship between alcohol and injury-related mortality and for surveillance of these problems.