@article{ref1,
title="The correlation of traffic accident and alcohol concentration",
journal="Journal of traffic medicine",
year="1999",
author="Sozen, Sevki and Tuzun, B. and Fincanci, Şebnem Korur",
volume="27",
number="3-4",
pages="91-96",
abstract="Objective: Driving in alcoholic condition is one of the major causes of traffic accidents. This paper is undertaken to point out the correlation between traffic accidents and level of alcohol. Methods: 7249 autopsy cases of the Morgue Department of Istanbul, Turkey between 1994-1996 were reviewed. All death cases due to traffic accidents were examined for age, gender, lesions, special types of trauma, causes of death and blood alcohol levels. Results: Males (78.1%) were the major group of all traffic accidents. The highest incidence was at the age group of 40-49 (23.3%) among males and 60-69 (25.9%) among females. General body trauma (43.9%) was stated to be the major cause of death. Alcohol was detected in 21.9% of all traffic accident cases and according to the injury, localization 56.2% of all these cases were drivers. Conclusions: The results indicate that fatality rates demonstrated significant correlation with drinking-driving. Turkish laws concerning driving and alcohol are not very restraining. Therefore, it is not surprising that driving under the influence of alcohol is a permanent problem.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0345-5564",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}