Levine M S, Radford E P
Am J Public Health. 1977 Nov;67(11):1077-80. doi: 10.2105/ajph.67.11.1077.
The medical outcomes and demographic characteristics of all victims of fires identified by The Baltimore Fire Department during a 14-month period in Baltimore City were studied. Fifty-nine per cent of victims suffered minor injuries, 25 per cent required hospitalization and 16 per cent were fatalities. The majority of survivable injuries were due to burns, while the majority of deaths were due to pulmonary injury and carbon monoxide intoxication. Deaths occurring at the scene of the fire or during the first 24 hours were predominantly due to carbon monoxide. Exposure to fires was more likely to result in deaths in the very young and very old. Evidence from autopsy protocols suggests that alcohol was a contributory factor.
对巴尔的摩市消防部门在14个月期间所确认的所有火灾受害者的医疗结果和人口统计学特征进行了研究。59%的受害者受轻伤，25%需要住院治疗，16%死亡。大多数可存活的伤害是由烧伤造成的，而大多数死亡是由肺部损伤和一氧化碳中毒导致的。在火灾现场或最初24小时内发生的死亡主要是由一氧化碳造成的。火灾暴露在非常年幼和非常年老的人群中更有可能导致死亡。尸检报告的证据表明酒精是一个促成因素。
