在家庭和亲密的攻击中,武器参与和伤害结果
L E Saltzman1, J A Mercy, P W O'Carroll
1Division of Injury Control, National Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Ga 30333.
JAMA
|June 10, 1992
概括
与枪支相关的家庭和亲密攻击 (FIA) 比涉及其他武器的攻击要致命得多. 减少攻击者获得枪支的机会对于防止FIA死亡和受伤至关重要.
科学领域:
- 法医科学 法医科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
背景情况:
- 家庭和亲密攻击 (FIAs) 构成重大公共卫生风险.
- 了解在FIA中使用的各种武器的不同致命性对于开发有效的预防策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较与枪支相关的FIA与与非枪支相关的FIA之间的死亡和非致命伤害风险.
- 量化与在亲密伴侣暴力背景下使用枪支相关的风险增加.
主要方法:
- 1984年对来自乔治亚州亚特兰大的警察事件报告进行了审查.
- 分析了142名非致命FIA受害者和所有23名致命FIA受害者的一个分层样本.
- 检查了与武器参与有关的受害者结果 (死亡,非致命伤害,没有伤害) (枪支与其他武器/身体力量相比).
主要成果:
- 与枪支相关的FIA相比,与刀具相关的FIA相比,与死亡相关的FIA的可能性是3.0倍.
- 与其他武器或身体力量相比,与枪支相关的FIA是致命的23.4倍.
- 总体而言,与枪支相关的FIA导致死亡的可能性是与非枪支相关的FIA相比12.0倍.
结论:
- 涉及枪支显著增加了死亡的风险在家庭和亲密的攻击.
- 减少与FIA相关的死亡人数的战略应集中在限制攻击者获得枪支的机会上.
- 还建议修改枪支设计以减少致命性,并实施初级暴力预防计划.
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