@article{ref1,
title="The potentiating effects of alcohol on injury: A clinical study",
journal="Annual proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine",
year="1989",
author="Waller, Patricia F. and Hansen, A. R. and Stewart, J. Richard and Popkin, Carol L. and Rodgman, E. A.",
volume="33",
number="",
pages="1-16",
abstract="This study examined 1397 patients, both admitted and non-admitted, presenting to a Level 1 Trauma Center for treatment of motor vehicle injury. Crash reports were obtained for all patients in the analyses, and most had objective measures of BAC. For non-admitted patients alcohol impairment was strongly associated with greater injury, taking into account crash severity. For admitted patients relationships were much less clear, although medical evidence of chronic alcohol use was associated with higher current BAC, higher ISS, and lower Trauma Scores. Chronic alcohol use was also associated with greater probability of hospital admission. Implications of the results are discussed.",
language="",
issn="1540-0360",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}