Carlson Lucas C, Rogers Tom T, Kamara Thaim B, Rybarczyk Megan M, Leow Jeffrey J, Kirsch Thomas D, Kushner Adam L
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Department of Surgery, Connaught Hospital 1, Percival Street, Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Burns. 2015 May;41(3):497-501. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2014.08.013. Epub 2014 Sep 17.
Experience indicates that the frequency and impact of petroleum pipeline fires and explosions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is presently under-represented in the academic literature.
Using adapted PRISMA guidelines, the authors reviewed both PubMed and the LexisNexis Academic news database, which includes periodicals, news transcripts and online reports. Country-by-country searches were conducted for petroleum pipeline fires and explosions in SSA occurring between June 1, 2004 and May 31, 2014.
Initial search yielded 5730 articles from LexisNexis Academic and 3 from PubMed. On further review, a total of 28 separate petroleum pipeline-related incidents causing injuries and/or deaths were identified, 16 of which had not been previously reported in the academic literature. The events occurred in Nigeria (23), Kenya (2), Ghana (1), Sierra Leone (1), and Tanzania (1). A total of 1756 deaths were reported across all events. The most common cause of the original leak was intentional, either from theft or vandalism (13/20, 65%), or by militia activity (2/20, 10%).
Fire disasters related to scavenging fuel from petroleum pipelines are common in SSA and cause significant morbidity and mortality. These events require better reporting tools and intervention strategies overall. Furthermore, our study demonstrates that non-academic sources can effectively supplement gaps in the academic literature.
经验表明，撒哈拉以南非洲（SSA）石油管道火灾和爆炸的频率及影响在学术文献中的呈现目前不足。
作者采用改编后的PRISMA指南，对PubMed和LexisNexis学术新闻数据库进行了检索，该数据库包括期刊、新闻文字记录和在线报道。对2004年6月1日至2014年5月31日期间SSA发生的石油管道火灾和爆炸进行了逐国搜索。
初步检索从LexisNexis学术数据库中获得5730篇文章，从PubMed中获得3篇文章。进一步审查后，共确定了28起与石油管道相关的单独事件，这些事件导致了人员伤亡，其中16起此前未在学术文献中报道。这些事件发生在尼日利亚（23起）、肯尼亚（2起）、加纳（1起）、塞拉利昂（1起）和坦桑尼亚（1起）。所有事件共报告了1756人死亡。最初泄漏的最常见原因是故意行为，要么是盗窃或破坏（13/20，65%），要么是民兵活动（2/20，10%）。
在SSA，与从石油管道中 scavenging fuel相关的火灾灾害很常见，并导致了重大的发病率和死亡率。总体而言，这些事件需要更好的报告工具和干预策略。此外，我们的研究表明，非学术来源可以有效地补充学术文献中的空白。
