Acute and usual drinking among emergency trauma patients: a study on alcohol consumption and injury patterns.

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serval:BIB_24CA7313426A
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Acute and usual drinking among emergency trauma patients: a study on alcohol consumption and injury patterns.
Journal
Injury ury Prevention
Author(s)
Kuendig H., Hasselberg M., Gmel G., Daeppen J.B., Laflamme L.
ISSN
1475-5785[electronic]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
08/2009
Volume
15
Number
4
Pages
270-274
Language
english
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between usual and acute alcohol consumption among injured patients and, when combined, how they covary with other injury attributes. METHODS: Data from a randomised sample of 486 injured patients interviewed in an emergency department (Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland) were analysed using the chi(2) test for independence and cluster analysis. RESULTS: Acute alcohol consumption (24.7%) was associated with usual drinking and particularly with high volumes of consumption. Six injury clusters were identified. Over-representations of acute consumption were found in a cluster typical of injuries sustained through interpersonal violence and in another formed by miscellaneous circumstances. A third cluster, typical of sports injuries, was linked to a group of frequent heavy episodic drinkers (without acute consumption). CONCLUSIONS: Among injured patients, acute alcohol consumption is common and associated with usual drinking. Acute and/or usual consumption form part of some, but not all, injury clusters.
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25/03/2009 17:06
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20/08/2019 13:03
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