Miller S A
J R Army Med Corps. 1987 Feb;133(1):16-22. doi: 10.1136/jramc-133-01-03.
A study of all the cot deaths in infancy which occurred in Service families in British Forces Germany (BFG) from 1981-4 was undertaken in order to ascertain the frequency of these tragedies. The total number of deaths was ninety-seven and in sixty cases no cause of death was found at post mortem. The incidence in the Service community was calculated so that comparison could be made with the civilian population of England and Wales. The results of the study indicated that cot deaths occurred relatively more frequently in the Service population even allowing for socio-economic differences between the two groups. However, postneonatal deaths from causes other than cot death occurred less often in BFG. Cot deaths are therefore the cause of the higher postneonatal mortality rates in the Service community and they constitute an important target for preventive medicine. The measures which have been taken in BFG in recent years to reduce the number of cot deaths are discussed in this paper together with some further ideas which might help to solve this distressing problem.
为确定这些悲剧事件的发生频率，对1981年至1984年期间在驻德英国部队（BFG）服役家庭中发生的所有婴儿猝死案例进行了一项研究。死亡总数为97例，其中60例在尸检时未发现死因。计算了军队社区中的发病率，以便与英格兰和威尔士的平民人口进行比较。研究结果表明，即使考虑到两组之间的社会经济差异，婴儿猝死在军队人口中发生的频率相对更高。然而，除婴儿猝死外，其他原因导致的新生儿后期死亡在BFG中发生的频率较低。因此，婴儿猝死是军队社区中新生儿后期死亡率较高的原因，并且它们构成了预防医学的一个重要目标。本文讨论了BFG近年来为减少婴儿猝死数量而采取的措施，以及一些可能有助于解决这一令人痛苦问题的进一步想法。
