Stevenson M R, Wallace L J, Harrison J, Moller J, Smith R J
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 1998 Oct;22(6):641-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-842x.1998.tb01461.x.
This paper outlines the commonalties and unique differences in injury experience among the indigenous people in the United States and Australia. Injury mortality rates among Indigenous people in the United States and Australia are approximately 2-3 times greater than rates for the non-Indigenous population in each country. Motor vehicle-related injuries accounted for one-third of the injury deaths for Native Americans and Australian Aboriginals. Suicide accounted for more deaths in Native Americans (15.5 per 100,000) than it did for Australian Aboriginals (11.1 per 100,000), whereas the injury death rate in Australian Aboriginals due to poisoning was almost twice that of Native Americans. Culturally appropriate interventions tailored to specific local settings and problems will be necessary to reduce injury mortality among Indigenous people.
本文概述了美国和澳大利亚原住民在受伤经历方面的共性和独特差异。美国和澳大利亚原住民的受伤死亡率大约是各国非原住民人口死亡率的2至3倍。与机动车相关的伤害占美国原住民和澳大利亚原住民受伤死亡人数的三分之一。自杀在美国原住民中的死亡人数（每10万人中有15.5人）多于澳大利亚原住民（每10万人中有11.1人），而澳大利亚原住民因中毒导致的受伤死亡率几乎是美国原住民的两倍。为减少原住民的受伤死亡率，有必要针对特定的当地情况和问题制定适合文化背景的干预措施。
