McCoy G F, Johnstone R A, Nelson I W, Duthie R B
Oxford Road Accident Group, John Radcliffe Hospital.
Injury. 1989 Mar;20(2):65-8. doi: 10.1016/0020-1383(89)90141-1.
The records of 131 road accident fatalities which occurred in Oxfordshire over a 2-year period were reviewed. Aspects of the accident circumstances, the injuries incurred and the cause of death were examined. The majority of fatal accidents occurred during daylight hours and in dry weather. Deaths were mainly due to cerebral injury (34.4 per cent) or uncontrollable (mainly thoracic) haemorrhage (25.2 per cent), or a combination of both (8.4 per cent). A number of deaths occurred in hospital from complications rather than from the injury itself. In addition to this, there were four deaths from natural causes. Where death occurred at the scene of the accident, blood alcohol levels were determined. Almost 50 per cent of the drivers for whom a level was obtained had measurable alcohol in their bloodstream, and 28 per cent of such drivers were over the legal limit. Three cases who reached hospital alive were, on review, assessed to have potentially survivable injuries, and a further two patients died in the post-accident period of potentially survivable complications.
对牛津郡在两年时间内发生的131起道路交通事故死亡记录进行了审查。对事故情况、所受伤害及死因等方面进行了调查。大多数致命事故发生在白天且天气干燥时。死亡主要原因是脑损伤（34.4%）或无法控制的（主要是胸部）出血（25.2%），或两者兼有（8.4%）。一些人在医院因并发症而非损伤本身死亡。除此之外，有4人死于自然原因。在事故现场死亡的，测定了血液酒精含量。几乎50%检测出酒精含量的司机血液中有可检测到的酒精，其中28%的此类司机超过法定限度。经复查，有3名活着到达医院的患者被评估为有潜在可存活的损伤，另有2名患者在事故后因潜在可存活的并发症死亡。
