Baron R C, Backer R C, Sopher I M
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, West Virginia Department of Health, Charleston 25305.
Am J Public Health. 1989 Mar;79(3):328-30. doi: 10.2105/ajph.79.3.328.
We investigated the circumstances of unintended carbon monoxide deaths from motor vehicle exhaust. Of 64 episodes involving 82 deaths investigated by the West Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, 1978-84, 50 occurred outdoors in older vehicles with defective exhaust systems and 14 occurred in enclosed or semi-enclosed home garages. Blood alcohol was detected in 50 (68 per cent) of 74 victims tested; 34 had blood alcohol concentrations greater than or equal to 0.10 g/dl. We suggest increasing public awareness of the hazards of motor vehicle exhaust and enforcing vehicle inspection regulations.
我们调查了机动车尾气导致意外一氧化碳死亡的情况。1978年至1984年期间，西弗吉尼亚州首席法医办公室对64起涉及82人死亡的事件进行了调查，其中50起发生在户外，涉及排气系统有缺陷的旧车辆，14起发生在封闭或半封闭的家庭车库中。在74名接受检测的受害者中，50人（68%）被检测出血液中含有酒精；34人的血液酒精浓度大于或等于0.10克/分升。我们建议提高公众对机动车尾气危害的认识，并加强车辆检查法规的执行力度。
