Keeling J W, Golding J, Millier H K
Arch Dis Child. 1985 Jun;60(6):525-9. doi: 10.1136/adc.60.6.525.
Details of all deaths in children (less than 16 years) resident in Oxfordshire and West Berkshire from 1970-9 were ascertained; 259 non-natural deaths were identified. Half were due to road traffic accidents, and another quarter occurred during play outside the home. There were differences in sex, age, and social class between the types of accident. A clustering of fatal accidents, particularly to pedestrians, was observed at around the time of the child's birthday. It is suggested that the excitement engendered overrides the child's normal caution. Local action to reduce accidents from specific hazards might complement national education campaigns.
查明了1970年至1979年居住在牛津郡和西伯克郡的所有16岁以下儿童的死亡详情;确定了259例非自然死亡。其中一半是由于道路交通事故,另有四分之一发生在家外玩耍期间。不同类型事故在性别、年龄和社会阶层方面存在差异。在孩子生日前后观察到致命事故的聚集现象,尤其是针对行人的事故。有人认为,由此产生的兴奋情绪压倒了孩子正常的谨慎态度。减少特定危险事故的地方行动可能会补充全国性的教育运动。