TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Alcoholism at the time of injury among trauma center patients: vehicular crash victims compared with other patients
JO  - Accident analysis and prevention
A1  - Read, Kathleen M.
A1  - Ho, Shiu M.
A1  - Kerns, Timothy J.
A1  - Gorelick, David A.
A1  - McDuff, David R.
A1  - Hebel, J. R.
A1  - Smith, Gordon C. S.
A1  - Dischinger, Patricia C.
A1  - Soderstrom, Carl A.
SP  - 715
EP  - 721
VL  - 29
IS  - 6
N2  - A structured in-depth interview employing standardized criteria was used to determine the prevalence of lifetime and current alcohol dependence (alcoholism) in unselected consecutive patients admitted to a regional Level I trauma center. Of 629 patients, 157 (25.0%) were current alcoholics at the time of injury. An additional 87 (13.8%) were diagnosed as lifetime non-current alcoholics. There was no significant difference in the rates of current alcohol dependence among patients injured in vehicular crashes (23.5%), other unintentional trauma victims (29.3%), and those injured as a result of violence (24.6%). Of BAC+ (blood alcohol concentration positive) patients, 54.5% were current alcoholics. However, 14.4% of alcohol-negative patients were also diagnosed as alcohol dependent.
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-4575
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -