Hargarten S W, Baker S P
JAMA. 1985 Sep 13;254(10):1326-9.
Fatalities among Peace Corps volunteers were analyzed for 1962 through 1983, with individual case histories reviewed for all deaths from 1977 through 1983. Unintentional injuries accounted for 70% of the 185 deaths of Peace Corps volunteers, with motor vehicle crashes the number 1 cause of death. The death rate from unintentional injuries for women was significantly higher than the comparable US rate. Motorcycles caused 12% of all Peace Corps deaths and 33% of all motor vehicle deaths. Suicide has emerged as a leading cause of death among volunteers, accounting for 13% of all deaths from 1981 through 1983. Greater emphasis on injury control measures is needed to reduce this toll.
对1962年至1983年期间和平队志愿者的死亡情况进行了分析，并对1977年至1983年期间所有死亡案例的个人病史进行了审查。意外伤害占和平队志愿者185例死亡的70%，其中机动车事故是首要死因。女性意外伤害死亡率显著高于美国的可比死亡率。摩托车导致了和平队所有死亡案例的12%以及所有机动车死亡案例的33%。自杀已成为志愿者中的主要死因之一，在1981年至1983年期间占所有死亡案例的13%。需要更加强调伤害控制措施以降低这一死亡人数。
