Lewis R J, Cooper S P
University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Houston 77225.
J Occup Med. 1989 Jan;31(1):23-8.
The purpose of this study was to determine the proportion of fatal work-related injuries that involved alcohol and other drugs in Harris County, Texas (which includes most of the city of Houston) during 1984 and 1985. A total of 207 death certificates and 196 autopsy reports that classified deaths as occurring at work were identified, and the demographic and toxicologic information was reviewed. Tests for alcohol were conducted for 173 (88.3%) of the workers autopsied; 23 (13.3%) had a detectable blood alcohol content. Drug screens, in addition to tests for alcohol, were performed on 172 (87.8%) of the workers autopsied; 12 (7.0%) had detectable traces of drugs which had the potential to alter physiologic functions needed to avoid injury. Only one case of illicit drug use was detected. When substances were detected, alcohol and prescription drugs, not illicit drugs, were the ones most frequently found.
本研究的目的是确定1984年和1985年期间，得克萨斯州哈里斯县（包括休斯顿市的大部分地区）与工作相关的致命伤害中涉及酒精和其他药物的比例。共识别出207份死亡证明和196份将死亡归类为工作中发生的尸检报告，并对人口统计学和毒理学信息进行了审查。对173名（88.3%）接受尸检的工人进行了酒精检测；23名（13.3%）血液酒精含量可检测到。除酒精检测外，对172名（87.8%）接受尸检的工人进行了药物筛查；12名（7.0%）检测到有可能改变避免受伤所需生理功能的药物痕迹。仅检测到1例非法药物使用情况。当检测到物质时，最常发现的是酒精和处方药，而非非法药物。
