Cannon T C, Jordan F B, Vogel J S, Brumback R A, Brandt E N
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Medicine, Oklahoma City 73109, USA.
J Okla State Med Assoc. 1998 Nov;91(8):449-51.
Homicide is a leading manner of injury to cause death in children. To assess this phenomenon in Oklahoma, the demographic characteristics and causes of death of the victims of child homicide in Oklahoma have been reviewed. One hundred eleven consecutive cases of homicide in children less than age 13 years were reviewed and the demographic characteristics of the victims were analyzed. The majority of homicides occurred in Tulsa and Oklahoma Counties (55.8%). The ratio of male to female victims was approximately equal. The races of the victims were 66.6 percent White, 24.3 percent Black, 8.1 percent Native American and 0.9 percent Asian. The most common cause of death was head injury (45.9%). An unexpected finding was that in 23.4 percent of cases, an additional fatality occurred in the family due to family violence. This fatality involved either suicide of the perpetrator or homicide of a sibling. These findings indicate a continuing family violence problem in Oklahoma.
杀人是导致儿童死亡的主要伤害方式。为评估俄克拉荷马州的这一现象，对该州儿童杀人案受害者的人口统计学特征及死因进行了回顾。回顾了111例13岁以下儿童杀人案，并分析了受害者的人口统计学特征。大多数杀人案发生在塔尔萨县和俄克拉荷马县（55.8%）。男女受害者比例大致相等。受害者种族中，66.6%为白人，24.3%为黑人，8.1%为美国原住民，0.9%为亚洲人。最常见的死因是头部受伤（45.9%）。一个意外发现是，在23.4%的案件中，家庭中因家庭暴力还发生了另一起死亡事件。这一死亡事件涉及行凶者自杀或杀害兄弟姐妹。这些发现表明俄克拉荷马州存在持续的家庭暴力问题。
