TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Relative risk of injury due to alcohol consumption in car and motorcycle drivers
JO  - Eastern Mediterranean health journal
A1  - Yadollahi, Mahnaz
A1  - Pazhuheian, Forough
SP  - 1525
EP  - 1531
VL  - 26
IS  - 12
N2  - BACKGROUND: There is strong evidence that a substantial number of fatal as well as  nonfatal injuries in road traffic accidents result from alcohol consumption and  abuse. AIMS: To examine the relationship between blood alcohol concentration and  characteristics of injury in trauma patients admitted to a major teaching hospital. <br><br>METHODS: This was a cross-sectional investigation of trauma characteristics among 38  435 car and motorcycle drivers referred to the South of Iran Trauma Center between  October and March 2018. A log-binomial regression model was used to evaluate the  relative risk of each covariate on the Injury Severity Score. <br><br>RESULTS: There were  253 patients (7.78%) with alcohol consumption. Also, blood alcohol level was  positive in 8.66% and 6.93% of car and motorcycle drivers, respectively. The ISS in  alcohol consumers and nonconsumers was 6.34 (standard deviation; 8.73) and 4.12  (7.78), respectively, which was significantly higher in the alcohol consumers (t  test = 12.96, P < 0.001). Therefore, alcohol consumption was a significant factor in  increasing the relative risk of injury, which was 2.83 units more than among drivers  who had not consumed alcohol. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our findings show that the police and law  enforcement agencies have a responsibility to enforce stricter rules to reduce drink  driving and the burden of trauma on the healthcare system.    Keywords: ethanol impaired driving <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1020-3397
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.26719/emhj.20.057
ID  - ref1
ER  -