TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Patterns of 'at home' alcohol-related injury presentations to emergency departments
JO  - Journal of clinical nursing
A1  - Bunker, Naomi
A1  - Woods, Cindy
A1  - Conway, Jane
A1  - Barker, Ruth
A1  - Usher, Kim
SP  - 157
EP  - 169
VL  - 26
IS  - 1-2
N2  - AIMS: This study aimed to establish the scale of alcohol-related injuries originating in the home. <br><br>BACKGROUND: Despite recent media and public attention on alcohol-related injuries occurring at licensed venues, many occur in other locations including the home. <br><br>DESIGN: A retrospective observational study. <br><br>METHODS: Emergency department surveillance data sourced from the Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit were interrogated for alcohol-related emergency department presentations from 2003 to 2012 (n=12,296). Descriptive analysis was undertaken to assess alcohol involvement in injury and analysis of variance was used to determine the differences among group means and their associated presentations. The relationship between demographic variables and injury location were assessed using p value of < 0.05 as statistically significant. <br><br>RESULTS: Of all injuries that were positively identified as being alcohol-related 41.07% occurred at the 'other' location, 36.14% 'at home', 13.00% on the street, and 9.78% at licensed premises. Of these, males (n=2,635; 59%) represented a higher proportion than females (n=1,807; 41%). Of injuries identified as domestic violence by spouse or partner (n=510), 59.5% occurred 'at home'. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to investigate alcohol-related injuries occurring at home. The home accounts for a greater proportion of injuries than the frequently assessed licensed premises location. Further research is required to validate these findings in a wider setting. RELEVANCE TO PRACTICE: A public health campaign is required to minimise harm associated with alcohol-related injuries in the home, and nurses are positioned to inform health policy makers around this issue. Furthermore, emergency department nurses are in a unique position to provide brief interventions around safe alcohol consumption and injury prevention. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.<br><br>This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0962-1067
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13472
ID  - ref1
ER  -