Chang S, Cushman J G, Pasquale M D
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest & I-78, Allentown, PA 18105, USA.
J Trauma. 2001 Sep;51(3):551-6. doi: 10.1097/00005373-200109000-00023.
The widespread nature of alcohol-related motor vehicle collisions suggests inadequacies in the system for deterring alcohol use when driving. This study was performed to determine whether hospitalization is a component in a "system failure" that allows injured, alcohol-impaired drivers to escape arrest and conviction for driving under the influence (DUI).
We conducted a retrospective review of medical and court records of intoxicated drivers injured in a motor vehicle collision who were transported to our Level I trauma center from January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1998.
Of the 213 intoxicated drivers in our study, 172 (81%) were followed up by law enforcement officials, and 156 (73.2%) were arrested for DUI. Of those who were arrested and completed court hearings, 135 (93.8%) were convicted for DUI.
These values are higher than those reported in previous studies and indicate that hospitalization does not "protect" injured, intoxicated drivers in our community.
与酒精相关的机动车碰撞事故广泛存在，这表明在阻止酒后驾车方面的系统存在不足。本研究旨在确定住院治疗是否是“系统故障”的一个组成部分，该故障使得受伤的、受酒精影响的司机逃避因酒后驾车（DUI）而被逮捕和定罪。
我们对1997年1月1日至1998年12月31日期间在机动车碰撞事故中受伤并被送往我们一级创伤中心的醉酒司机的医疗和法庭记录进行了回顾性审查。
在我们研究的213名醉酒司机中，172名（81%）受到执法人员的跟踪，156名（73.2%）因酒后驾车被捕。在那些被捕并完成法庭听证的人中，135名（93.8%）因酒后驾车被定罪。
这些数值高于先前研究报告的数值，表明住院治疗并不能“保护”我们社区中受伤的醉酒司机。
