Injuries among railroad trespassers--Georgia, 1990-1996.
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چکیده
Railroad trespassers are persons on railroad property whose presence is prohibited or unlawful. Most trespassers are walking along or across railroad tracks. In 1997, fatalities to railroad trespassers became the leading cause of railroad-related deaths in the United States. In 1998, 513 persons were injured and 536 persons were killed while trespassing (Federal Railroad Administration, unpublished data, 1999). This report presents three incidents in which trespassers were injured or killed and summarizes a study of fatal and nonfatal injuries to railroad trespassers in Georgia from 1990 through 1996.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
دوره 48 25 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999