Alcohol and illicit substances associated with fatal crashes in Queensland: An examination of the 2011 to 2015 Coroner’s findings

Davey, Jeremy D.; Armstrong, Kerry; Freeman, James E.; Parkes, Alexander

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110190

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“…27,28 FDRs are expected to share a similar demographic and risk factor profile. Key differences will be discussed below, including a more vulnerable population, the rare use of alcohol 17,30 and exposure to several unique work-related risk factors.…”

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Review article: DINED (Delivery‐related INjuries in the Emergency Department) part 1: A scoping review of risk factors and injuries affecting food delivery riders

McKinlay

Mitchell

Bertenshaw

2022

Emerg Medicine Australasia

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This scoping review describes the current state of research about twowheeled delivery riders who have been injured while performing commercial food delivery. The key areas of interest are the patterns of injury, associated risk factors and current gaps in knowledge. Five databases were searched to identify key papers that describe injuries to two-wheeled food delivery riders. Papers were assessed for quality and eligibility and key information was extracted relating to patterns of injury and risk factors. From an initial 264 records from PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus and SafetyLit, studies were screened by title, abstract and full text to yield 12 key papers for analysis.No papers reporting on Australian data were identified. Men comprise over 85% of workers in the food delivery industry. The average age of injured riders varies by country, but is commonly under 30 years old. Most injuries are lower limb musculoskeletal injuries, although there are no consistent data about frequency, severity or cost to the healthcare system. Twentythree key risk factors were categorised according to rider characteristics, working conditions and environmental factors. The most common risk factors were younger age, lack of driving experience, time-pressured work and inadequate protective gear. There are very few publications describing food delivery rider injuries and risk factors. This is an emerging industry in which the worker population may be younger and more vulnerable. Given the different legal and cultural contexts across different countries, Australian-specific research is needed.

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Review article: DINED (Delivery‐related INjuries in the Emergency Department) part 1: A scoping review of risk factors and injuries affecting food delivery riders

McKinlay

Mitchell

Bertenshaw

2022

Emerg Medicine Australasia

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“…Table 1. outlines the frequencies of drug and alcohol detection (including a more extensive list of combinations initially outlined in (Davey, et al, 2020). This analysis further indicates alcohol was the most commonly detected substance both in isolation as well as combined with other substances.…”

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“…At the very least, there is some evidence to suggest that the risk of fatal crash involvement is less for illicit substances, compared to that of alcohol (Martin, et al, 2017). The first paper from the current program of research revealed that alcohol remained the most common substance associated with fatal crashes (Davey, Armstrong, Freeman, & Parkes, 2020), incidentally, these findings were similar to recent investigations of non-fatal crashes in Australia (DiRago, et al, 2019). However, questions remain regarding the associated crash risk of alcohol combined with illicit substance consumption (Chihuri, Li, & Chen, 2017;Sewell, Poling, & Sofuoglu, 2009), including the combination of various illicit substances when driving.…”

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Characteristics of Fatal Road Traffic Crashes Associated with Alcohol and Illicit Substances in Queensland (2011-2015)

Freeman

Parkes

Armstrong

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Psychoactive substances affect driver behaviour in different ways, some of which can increase the risk of traffic crashes. This study investigated coroners findings for fatal road traffic crashes in Queensland for crash factors and driver behaviours associated with and without the presence of alcohol or illicit drugs. A total of 701 coroners reports for the period of 2011 to 2015 were analysed revealing 306 fatal incidents involving the detection of either alcohol or target illegal drugs (e.g., methamphetamine, THC [cannabis], cocaine or MDMA). Alcohol was most often detected (223 cases; 72.9% of the drug and alcohol sample and 31.8% of the entire sample), and a majority of fatalities involving alcohol (n = 114, 51% of alcohol cases) were at high range BAC levels (>.150g/100ml). Of these, 37 (32.5% of high range and 16.6% of alcohol cases) were detected with illicit drugs. Single vehicle and multi-vehicle crashes were evenly represented, although males were overrepresented in all crash types. Alcohol and poly drug consumption were more likely to be associated with single vehicle crashes (81.7% and 64.6% respectively), while detections of methamphetamines and THC in isolation without other substances were slightly overrepresented by multi-vehicle crashes (58.6% and 59.4% respectively). Single vehicle crashes usually involved speeding, loss of control and failure to negotiate a curve while multi-vehicle crashes were disproportionately represented by reckless driving and misjudging traffic conditions. Overall, an important theme to emerge was the contribution of illicit drugs and alcohol to the majority of single vehicle crashes, highlighting the increased risk of this type of crash for drivers who are positive with these substances.

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“…Additionally, driving under the combined influence of both cannabis and alcohol is not an uncommon behaviour. Research conducted in Canada, Switzerland, New Zealand, France, Australia, Italy and the United States indicates that the concurrent presence of alcohol is common among suspected impaired drivers who test positive for cannabis (Senna et al, 2010;Couper et al, 2014;Wood & Salomonsen-Sautel, 2016), as well as among cannabis-positive drivers involved in injury crashes (Mura et al, 2003;Longo et al, 2000;Favretto et al, 2018) and in fatal crashes (Poulsen et al, 2012;Laumon et al, 2005;Romano et al, 2017;Davey et al, 2020;Drummer et al, 2003;Beasley et al, 2011). However, the implementation of THC limits may not be the most appropriate approach to managing cannabis-impaired driving, with or without concurrent alcohol impairment, for several reasons.…”

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The effects of cannabis and alcohol on driving performance and driver behaviour: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

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Alcohol and illicit substances associated with fatal crashes in Queensland: An examination of the 2011 to 2015 Coroner’s findings

Cited by 26 publications

References 40 publications

Review article: DINED (Delivery‐related INjuries in the Emergency Department) part 1: A scoping review of risk factors and injuries affecting food delivery riders

Review article: DINED (Delivery‐related INjuries in the Emergency Department) part 1: A scoping review of risk factors and injuries affecting food delivery riders

Characteristics of Fatal Road Traffic Crashes Associated with Alcohol and Illicit Substances in Queensland (2011-2015)

The effects of cannabis and alcohol on driving performance and driver behaviour: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

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