MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1998 May 22;47(19):391-4.
A lightning strike can cause death or various injuries to one or several persons. The mechanism of injury is unique, and the manifestations differ from those of other electrical injuries. In the United States, lightning causes more deaths than do most other natural hazards (e.g., hurricanes and tornadoes), although the incidence of lightning-related deaths has decreased since the 1950s. The cases described in this report illustrate diverse circumstances in which deaths attributable to lightning can occur. This report also summarizes data from the Compressed Mortality File of CDC's National Center for Health Statistics on lightning fatalities in the United States from 1980 through 1995, when 1318 deaths were attributed to lightning.
雷击可导致一人或数人死亡或受到各种伤害。其损伤机制独特，表现也与其他电损伤不同。在美国，雷击造成的死亡人数比大多数其他自然灾害（如飓风和龙卷风）都多，不过自20世纪50年代以来，与雷击相关的死亡发生率有所下降。本报告中描述的案例说明了雷击致死可能发生的各种不同情况。本报告还总结了美国疾病控制与预防中心国家卫生统计中心压缩死亡率文件中1980年至1995年期间美国雷击死亡的数据，在此期间有1318人死于雷击。
