来自世界卫生组织(WHO)的资料显示,2002年在欧洲估计有28000名15岁以下的儿童因为各种伤害而丧生。如果加强安全措施,半数以上的死亡是可以预防的,尤其是在安全措施一向很差的国家。本周末,第一届欧洲预防伤害和促进安全会议上公布的 WHO 有关儿童死于伤害的排次表显示,欧洲地区在儿童因伤害的致死率和在安全措施方面各国间存在很大的差异。在中低 Information from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that an estimated 28,000 children under 15 years of age were killed in Europe in 2002 for various injuries. More than half the deaths can be prevented if security measures are strengthened, especially in countries where security measures have been poor. This weekend, the WHO’s World Health Times table on child deaths released at the first European Conference on Prevention and Injury Prevention and Promotion showed that in Europe there is a big difference in the number of deaths caused by injuries among children and in the security measures. In the low