Rivara F P
Pediatrician. 1983;12(1):3-10.
Injuries are the largest cause of death in children and adolescents after the first year of life. Injuries more than any other disease result in 3.5 million years of potential life lost. Poor children are particularly at risk of dying from trauma, particularly fires and drownings. The patterns of different types of childhood injuries are discussed, including motor vehicle occupants, pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle injuries, fire and flame injuries, drownings and firearm deaths. For each of these, possible preventive strategies suggested by injury epidemiology are given. Intentional injuries from suicide and homicide are included because of similarities in epidemiology and prevention. The article also outlines areas where few effective strategies are available and where further research should be concentrated.
受伤是一岁以后儿童和青少年死亡的最大原因。受伤导致的潜在生命损失超过350万年，比其他任何疾病都多。贫困儿童尤其面临因创伤死亡的风险，特别是火灾和溺水。本文讨论了不同类型儿童伤害的模式，包括机动车乘客、行人、自行车和摩托车事故伤害、火灾和火焰伤害、溺水和枪支致死。针对每一种伤害类型，都给出了伤害流行病学建议的可能预防策略。由于自杀和他杀导致的故意伤害也被纳入讨论，因为它们在流行病学和预防方面有相似之处。本文还概述了目前几乎没有有效策略以及应进一步集中研究的领域。
