Goodman R A, Jenkins E L, Mercy J A
Division of Safety Research, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga 30333.
JAMA. 1994 Dec 7;272(21):1686-8.
To improve understanding of the epidemiology of fatal violence directed toward physicians and other health care workers (HCWs) in health care settings.
Analyses of data for 1980 through 1990 from the National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities surveillance system.
Overall occurrence of occupational injury deaths and occurrence of workplace-related homicides among HCWs.
From 1980 through 1990, a total of 522 HCWs died from injuries sustained while working. The most common causes of death were motor vehicle crashes (122 [23.4%]), homicide (106 [20.3%]), and suicide (88 [16.9%]). Firearms were used in the greatest number (78 [73.6%]) of workplace-related homicides among HCWs.
These findings highlight the need for strengthened surveillance and more accurate estimates of the risks of workplace-related violent injury for HCWs in the United States.
提高对医疗机构中针对医生及其他医护人员的致命暴力事件流行病学的认识。
对1980年至1990年国家创伤职业死亡监测系统的数据进行分析。
医护人员职业伤害死亡的总体发生率以及与工作场所相关的杀人事件发生率。
1980年至1990年期间，共有522名医护人员在工作时因受伤死亡。最常见的死亡原因是机动车事故（122例[23.4%]）、杀人（106例[20.3%]）和自杀（88例[16.9%]）。在医护人员与工作场所相关的杀人事件中，使用枪支的数量最多（78例[73.6%]）。
这些发现凸显了加强监测以及更准确估计美国医护人员与工作场所相关暴力伤害风险的必要性。
