Hamman B L, Miller F B, Fallat M E, Richardson J D
Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY.
J Pediatr Surg. 1993 Jul;28(7):920-2. doi: 10.1016/0022-3468(93)90697-j.
To determine if there is a widespread problem with personal watercraft (jet ski) injuries throughout the United States, we reviewed the hospital records of patients who were treated at this institution for injuries incurred while they were operating a motorized personal watercraft or jet ski. All of the patients were under the age of 19 and suffered severe fractures or lacerations. To assess the extent of the problem with these injuries regionally, we collected data from 8 midwestern states for 1989. Sixty-four personal watercraft accidents involving 90 victims were reported in the survey. Fifty-three of 90 patients sustained fractures, lacerations, or head injuries. Seventy-nine of 90 were under age 25, and 24 patients were under 16 years of age. The need for supervision and the potential for serious injury while operating personal watercraft is supported by these findings.
为了确定美国个人水上摩托（喷气式滑水艇）受伤事件是否存在普遍问题，我们查阅了在本机构接受治疗的患者的医院记录，这些患者在操作机动个人水上摩托或喷气式滑水艇时受伤。所有患者年龄均在19岁以下，且遭受了严重骨折或撕裂伤。为了评估这些伤害在区域内的问题严重程度，我们收集了1989年中西部8个州的数据。调查共报告了64起涉及90名受害者的个人水上摩托事故。90名患者中有53人遭受了骨折、撕裂伤或头部受伤。90人中有79人年龄在25岁以下，24名患者年龄在16岁以下。这些发现支持了操作个人水上摩托时需要监督以及存在严重受伤风险的观点。
