The Relationship Between Blood Alcohol Concentration and Injury Severity in Patients Admitted to The Hospital Emergency Department After a Motor Vehicle Accident
| Autor: | Serkan Doğan, Nurdan Acar, Arif Alper Çevik, Engin Özakın, Filiz Baloğlu Kaya, Didem Arslantaş |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 15, Iss 3, Pp 121-125 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2149-5807 2149-6048 |
| DOI: | 10.5152/eajem.2016.64936 |
| Popis: | Aim: The aim of our study is to establish the point at which a high blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in patients admitted to a hospital’s emergency department (ED) after an automobile accident can increase the severity of the injury and influence the survival and death rates.Materials and Methods: Our study is a prospective performed on patients ≥18 years of age admitted to the ED for in-car road accidents (ICRA) between September 15, 2011 and September 14, 201214-09-2012. Information such as demographic features, trauma score systems, BACs, hospital charges, discharge, hospitalization, and death of the patients was recorded.Results: The BACs of 52 out of a total of 324 patients were determined to be above normal limits (50 mg/dL). The clinical condition of patients with a BAC above normal limits was relatively worse (42.9%) than those with a BAC within normal limits (p |
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