Blood alcohol concentrations of patients attending an accident and emergency department

Peppiatt, Roger; Evans, R; Jordan, Peter Jeffrey

doi:10.1016/0300-9572(78)90034-5

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“…Moreover, the rate of people injured during the weekend between 20:00 to 5:59 who were substance positive was about 26%. These results are consistent with those from other Italian and international studies (Peppiat et al, 1978;Schepens et al, 1998;Fabbri et al, 2002;Soffer et al, 2006).…”

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Road Accidents, Alcohol, and Drugs: An Emergency Room Study in Florence, Italy

Allamani¹,

Holder²,

Santarlasci³

et al. 2013

Contemporary Drug Problems

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This article describes the potential contribution of alcohol and illicit drugs to increased risk of road accidents in Italy. Blood and urine samples were taken from patients admitted to five Emergency Rooms (ER) in metropolitan Florence, Italy, due to road traffic accidents within 3 hours of the accident. Seven hundred and thirtyfive patients were tested to determine if alcohol and illicit drugs (amphetamines, opiates, cocaine, methadone, and cannabis) were present in urine and blood. Approximately 22% of patients were positive for at least one substance at night-time

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Road Accidents, Alcohol, and Drugs: An Emergency Room Study in Florence, Italy

Allamani¹,

Holder²,

Santarlasci³

et al. 2013

Contemporary Drug Problems

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“…The following variables were selected for extraction because they have been demonstrated to be associated with alcohol in previous ED studies: patient sex,17–21 age,17 18 21day of presentation,17 20 21 time of presentation,17 19–23 presenting condition,17 18 20–22 triage category24 and departure status 17 22 25. Presenting conditions were grouped according to the International Classification of Diseases 9th revision (ICD-9) code allocated as the primary diagnosis 26.…”

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The prevalence and characteristics of alcohol-related presentations to emergency departments in rural Australia

Havard

Shakeshaft

Conigrave

et al. 2010

Emergency Medicine Journal

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“…It is well known that the alcohol involvement rate is high (45-69%) in intentional injuries [21][22][23] but also in nonintentional injuries [2,11,[24][25][26][27][28] . It has been observed that intentional injuries accumulate among young men who misuse alcohol and/or drugs [23,29] .…”

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Traumatic Brain Injuries in Children and Young Adults: A Birth Cohort Study from Northern Finland

et al. 2007

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Aims: Incidence and mortality rates of traumatic brain injury (TBI) were investigated by using the Northern Finland Birth Cohort. This cohort provides a valuable source of data from the population born in 1966 (n = 12,058) in the 2 northernmost provinces of Finland. Methods: The cohort was followed for 34 years, and data were gathered from the Finnish Hospital Discharge Register and the Registry for Causes of Death by Statistics Finland. Results: The annual incidence of and mortality from TBI were 118 and 14/100,000, respectively. Case fatality was 12%. An estimated prevalence of TBI at the age of 34 years was 269/100,000. Peak occurrences were observed at the age of 6–7 years in both genders and at the age of 18–23 years in men. The proportion of TBI mortality out of total mortality was 12%. Young men aged 16–34 years had 10-fold proportionate mortality from TBI compared to boys aged ≤15 years. Alcohol drinking was associated with a particularly prominent number of intentional injuries in young men. Conclusion: Incidence and mortality rates of TBI vary according to age and gender. Peaks occur in children at the age of school entry and in men at the age of 18–23 years. Children have mild injuries, whereas the injuries of young men are frequently intentional and fatal and associated with alcohol drinking.

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Blood alcohol concentrations of patients attending an accident and emergency department

Cited by 32 publications

References 15 publications

Road Accidents, Alcohol, and Drugs: An Emergency Room Study in Florence, Italy

Road Accidents, Alcohol, and Drugs: An Emergency Room Study in Florence, Italy

The prevalence and characteristics of alcohol-related presentations to emergency departments in rural Australia

Traumatic Brain Injuries in Children and Young Adults: A Birth Cohort Study from Northern Finland

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