MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005 Aug 5;54(30):744-7.
In the United States, an estimated 59 million persons spend a median of 52 hours each year volunteering, most often in religious, educational, youth, or community service organizations; volunteers commonly perform activities such as coaching, campaigning, fundraising, delivering goods, and serving on boards or neighborhood associations. Few studies have analyzed fatal injuries to volunteers, and studies have typically focused on a specific volunteer group (e.g., Peace Corps). To characterize fatal injuries among volunteers in the United States, CDC analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) for 1993-2002. This report describes the results of that analysis, which indicated that a total of 501 persons died from injuries sustained while volunteering during this period; most often these persons were firefighters and other volunteers who were operating motor vehicles at the time of death. To reduce these fatalities, organizations that rely on volunteers need to provide adequate training (e.g., defensive driving and recognition of evacuation signals) on the basis of well-communicated and enforced safety and health policies.
在美国，估计有5900万人平均每年花费52小时从事志愿活动，其中大多数人是在宗教、教育、青年或社区服务组织中服务；志愿者通常从事诸如指导、竞选活动、筹款、送货以及在董事会或社区协会任职等活动。很少有研究分析志愿者的致命伤害情况，而且这些研究通常集中在特定的志愿者群体（如和平队）上。为了描述美国志愿者中的致命伤害特征，美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）分析了劳工统计局（BLS）1993 - 2002年致命职业伤害普查（CFOI）的数据。本报告描述了该分析的结果，结果表明在此期间共有501人在从事志愿活动时因受伤而死亡；这些人大多是消防员和其他志愿者，他们在死亡时正在驾驶机动车辆。为了减少这些死亡事故，依赖志愿者的组织需要在明确传达和执行的安全与健康政策基础上提供充分的培训（如防御性驾驶和疏散信号识别）。
