@article{ref1,
title="Relative risk of injury due to alcohol consumption in car and motorcycle drivers",
journal="Eastern Mediterranean health journal",
year="2020",
author="Yadollahi, Mahnaz and Pazhuheian, Forough",
volume="26",
number="12",
pages="1525-1531",
abstract="BACKGROUND: There is strong evidence that a substantial number of fatal as well as  nonfatal injuries in road traffic accidents result from alcohol consumption and  abuse. AIMS: To examine the relationship between blood alcohol concentration and  characteristics of injury in trauma patients admitted to a major teaching hospital. <br><br>METHODS: This was a cross-sectional investigation of trauma characteristics among 38  435 car and motorcycle drivers referred to the South of Iran Trauma Center between  October and March 2018. A log-binomial regression model was used to evaluate the  relative risk of each covariate on the Injury Severity Score. <br><br>RESULTS: There were  253 patients (7.78%) with alcohol consumption. Also, blood alcohol level was  positive in 8.66% and 6.93% of car and motorcycle drivers, respectively. The ISS in  alcohol consumers and nonconsumers was 6.34 (standard deviation; 8.73) and 4.12  (7.78), respectively, which was significantly higher in the alcohol consumers (t  test = 12.96, P < 0.001). Therefore, alcohol consumption was a significant factor in  increasing the relative risk of injury, which was 2.83 units more than among drivers  who had not consumed alcohol. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our findings show that the police and law  enforcement agencies have a responsibility to enforce stricter rules to reduce drink  driving and the burden of trauma on the healthcare system.  Keywords: ethanol impaired driving <p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1020-3397",
doi="10.26719/emhj.20.057",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.26719/emhj.20.057"
}