TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Alcohol-related emergency department visits associated with collegiate football games
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Shook, Janice
A1  - Hiestand, Brian C.
SP  - 388
EP  - 392
VL  - 59
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVE: In 2003, after several post-college American football game riots, multiple strategies including strict enforcement of open container laws were instituted by the authors' city and university. The authors compared alcohol-related visits to the on-campus emergency department (ED) associated with home football games in 2002 and 2006, hypothesizing that alcohol-related visits should decline. PARTICIPANTS: ED patients during home game weekends. <br><br>METHODS: Retrospective cohort study comparing the 2002 and 2006 home games-similar seasons wherein the team went undefeated. Logistic regression assessed the impact of environmental and patient characteristics on the likelihood of an ED visit being alcohol related. <br><br>RESULTS: In total 2,220 visits in 2002 and 2,146 visits in 2006 were reviewed. Alcohol-related visits increased from 2002 (7.9%) to 2006 (9.5%, p =.06). Despite community interventions, the odds of an ED visit being alcohol related increased (odds ratio [OR] 1.3, 95% confidence interval [CI₉₅] 1.06-1.64). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Community measures did not reduce alcohol-related visits to the ED.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2010.511364
ID  - ref1
ER  -