Grisso J A, Schwarz D F, Miles C G, Holmes J H
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104-6095, USA.
Am J Public Health. 1996 Jan;86(1):67-70. doi: 10.2105/ajph.86.1.67.
Active emergency department-based surveillance was conducted to determine the incidence of fatal and nonfatal injuries in an urban, female African American population from 1987 through 1990. Nearly 40% of the women studied sustained one or more injuries that required emergency care or resulted in death. By 1989, violence had surpassed falls as the leading cause of injuries, the rate increased by 55% over the study period. Injury rates were highest among young women for nearly every major cause of injury. The rate of death due to injuries was also highest among young women, for whom violence was the leading cause of death. In summary, injuries to women in this inner-city minority community were extremely common and increased significantly from 1987 to 1990. Injuries in young inner-city minority women should be considered a priority health problem in the United States.
1987年至1990年期间，开展了以急诊科为基础的主动监测，以确定城市中非洲裔美国女性人群中致命伤和非致命伤的发生率。近40%的被研究女性遭受了一处或多处需要紧急护理或导致死亡的伤害。到1989年，暴力已超过跌倒成为受伤的主要原因，在研究期间该发生率增加了55%。几乎每一种主要伤害原因导致的受伤率在年轻女性中都是最高的。因伤致死率在年轻女性中也最高，对她们而言，暴力是主要死因。总之，这个市中心少数族裔社区的女性受伤情况极为常见，且在1987年至1990年期间显著增加。美国市中心少数族裔年轻女性的受伤情况应被视为一个优先的健康问题。
