作者对急诊科１９８８年～１９９０年急诊死亡１４１例病人的致死原因进行统计分析。本组病例占急诊病人总数的０．１９％。各年龄组之间及各季节之间比较无显著差异（Ｐ＞０．０５）。其死因主要为心血管病５４例（３８．３％），创伤４３例（３０．５％）。就诊和死亡时间均多在６Ｐｍ～１２Ｍ，分别占５１．１％和４２．５％。并对降低急诊死亡率的措施提出参考意见。 The authors conducted a statistical analysis of the cause of death of 141 emergency patient deaths in the emergency department from 1988 to 1990. This group of patients accounted for 0.19% of the total number of emergency patients. There was no significant difference between each age group and seasons (P>0.05). The causes of death were mainly cardiovascular disease in 54 cases (38.3%) and trauma in 43 cases (30.5%). Most of the visits and deaths were between 6 Pm and 12 M, accounting for 51.1% and 42.5%, respectively. It also provided reference opinions on measures to reduce emergency mortality.