Agran P F, Winn D G, Castillo D N
Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine.
JAMA. 1990 Aug 8;264(6):712-6.
Travel in the back of pickup trucks has not been adequately addressed as an occupant protection issue. This study compares injuries sustained by children riding in the back of pickup trucks with those of children riding in the cab. Data were obtained from a multihospital monitoring system and the coroner in a single urban county. The series of injured children consisted of 290 children 0 through 14 years of age, 201 of whom had been riding in the cab and 89 in the back. Age distribution of the children demonstrated that it is most frequently the 10- to 14-year-olds who travel in the back. Children riding in the back were more frequently injured in noncrash events (absence of a collision), had more ejections, had more injuries, and sustained more severe injuries as measured by the Maximum Injury Score. With increased restraint use in the cab, it is likely that even greater differentials in injury severity and patterns would be realized. Education regarding the hazards of travel in the back of pickups and stronger legislation limiting the transport of children in the back of trucks are recommended.
坐在皮卡车厢后部的乘车人员保护问题尚未得到充分解决。本研究比较了坐在皮卡车厢后部的儿童与坐在驾驶室里的儿童所受的伤害。数据来自一个多医院监测系统以及一个单一城市县的验尸官。这一系列受伤儿童包括290名0至14岁的儿童，其中201人坐在驾驶室里，89人坐在车厢后部。儿童的年龄分布表明，坐在车厢后部的大多是10至14岁的孩子。坐在车厢后部的儿童在非碰撞事件（无碰撞）中受伤的频率更高，被甩出车外的情况更多，受伤更多，并且根据最大伤害评分衡量，遭受的伤势更严重。随着驾驶室中约束装置使用的增加，很可能会在伤害严重程度和模式上出现更大的差异。建议开展关于坐在皮卡车厢后部出行的危害的教育，并加强限制儿童乘坐皮卡车厢后部的立法。
