@article{ref1,
title="Attribution of injury to alcohol involvement in young adults seriously injured in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes",
journal="American journal of critical care: an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses",
year="2000",
author="Sommers, Marilyn sawyer and Dyehouse, J. M. and Howe, S. R. and Lemmink, J. and Davis, K. and McCarthy, M. and Russell, A. C.",
volume="9",
number="1",
pages="28-35",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Approximately 40% of all traffic fatalities are associated with the use of alcohol. Hospitalization for serious injury after a motor vehicle crash related to use of alcohol may be an opportunity to change drinking behaviors in non-alcohol-dependent drinkers, thereby reducing the risk for future disability and death. OBJECTIVES: To determine the degree to which non-alcohol-dependent adults aged 18 to 45 years with alcohol-related vehicular trauma attributed their injury to use of alcohol. METHODS: During hospitalization, 132 subjects involved in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes were interviewed. The interviews included the question, &quot;To what extent do you believe your alcohol consumption was responsible for this injury?&quot; Responses were measured on a 7-point scale ranging from 1 (not at all) to 7 (totally). RESULTS: In response to the question about attribution of injury to alcohol, 37.8% of subjects responded &quot;not at all,&quot; 24.3 responded &quot;somewhat,&quot; and 37.9% responded &quot;mostly&quot; or &quot;totally.&quot; Spearman rank correlation between attribution of injury to alcohol involvement and blood alcohol content at admission was r = 0.440 (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: More than 60% of patients injured in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes attributed their injury partly or totally to use of alcohol. When alcohol-free, hospitalized patients with higher blood levels of alcohol on admission were more likely than those with lower levels to attribute their injury to alcohol. Hospitalization for a motor vehicle crash related to use of alcohol provides an opportunity for interventions to decrease drinking.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1062-3264",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}