Alcohol consumption and casualties; drinking in the event

Drinking patterns and problems and drinking in the injury event: an analysis of emergency room patients by ethnicity

“…Several ER studies in the United States have examined such drinking-in-the-event variables as drinking companions, places where drinking occurred, amount of alcohol consumext, proximity of drinking to injury occurrence, perceived drunkenness at the time of injury, and attribution of a causal association of drinking and the injury event [7][8][9]. Several ER studies in the United States have examined such drinking-in-the-event variables as drinking companions, places where drinking occurred, amount of alcohol consumext, proximity of drinking to injury occurrence, perceived drunkenness at the time of injury, and attribution of a causal association of drinking and the injury event [7][8][9].…”

“…Although alcohol consumption appears to play a role in injury occurrence, less is known about the context in which drinking occurs, and other consumption variables which may be related to the injury event. Several ER studies in the United States have examined such drinking-in-the-event variables as drinking companions, places where drinking occurred, amount of alcohol consumext, proximity of drinking to injury occurrence, perceived drunkenness at the time of injury, and attribution of a causal association of drinking and the injury event [7][8][9]. Injured patients in these studies were less likely to be drinking alone or in their own home and more likely to be drinking with friends and in public places compared to non-injured patients.…”

Injury-related medical care utilization in a problem drinking population.

“…those not limited to traffic accidents) are entirely event based-that is, they are based on the analysis of data from accident victims presenting themselves for care at specific facilities such as emergency rooms. [12][13][14][15][16][17] While these event-based studies provide important data on the association between drinking and injury, they provide us with little information on the overall incidence of nonfatal injuries among problem drinkers as a group. Roizen18 reviewed the literature through 1979 and found no studies on nonfatal accidents (other than traffic accidents) which were based on populations ofproblem drinkers or alcoholics.…”

Substance use among emergency room patients: an exploratory analysis by ethnicity and acculturation

“…Borges et al (14) found that any substance use in the last 12 months was a risk factor for both injuries and medical emergencies compared to the general population (in Mexico). In examining the role of drug use in the injury event, among those who reported drinking within 6 hr prior to the event that brought them to the ER, 18% of the injured-compared to 28% of the noninjuredreported drug use during this time, with those taking drugs only half as likely to be admitted to the ER with an injury compared to those who reported not taking drugs during this time (20). In a Canadian ER study, only 3% of the injured and 2% of the noninjured reported using drugs in the 6 hr prior to the event that brought them to the ER; however, 26% of the injured compared to 18% of the noninjured reported using drugs during the last year (41).…”