Lafave M, LaPorta A J, Hutton J, Mallory P L
Department of Surgery, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center of Pennsylvania State University, Hershey 17033, USA.
Mil Med. 1995 Apr;160(4):197-9.
Three time frames were studied during the 54-year history of the Golden Gate Bridge from 1937 to 1991. During that period of time, there were 918 documented jumps from this majestic structure to the water 250 feet below. The last 15 years provided us with 297 consecutive patients, all brought to one institution, which were retrospectively reviewed and categorized as to site and type of injury for survivors and fatalities. This is the largest high-velocity water impact trauma series in the world. Certain unique characteristics of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay lend itself to this extremely popular and successful form of suicide. These characteristics, as well as personal factors of free-fall water impact from each patient, are summarized and discussed in this paper.
在1937年至1991年这54年的金门大桥历史中，研究了三个时间段。在那段时间里，有918次有记录的从这座宏伟建筑跳入下方250英尺处水域的事件。过去15年为我们提供了297例连续的患者，他们都被送往同一机构，对幸存者和死亡者的损伤部位和类型进行了回顾性审查和分类。这是世界上最大的高速水冲击创伤系列。金门大桥和旧金山湾的某些独特特征使其成为这种极其流行且成功的自杀方式的选择。本文总结并讨论了这些特征以及每位患者自由落体入水冲击的个人因素。
