TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Acute alcohol intoxication across different age groups in 2014-2018: prehospital care and biochemical correlates at a large University Hospital in southern Italy
JO  - International emergency nursing
A1  - Di Serio, Francesca
A1  - Giustino, Arcangela
A1  - Calamita, Cesare
A1  - Savoia, Giovanni
A1  - Lovero, Roberto
A1  - Mascolo, Elisa
A1  - Buttiglione, Maura
A1  - Finelli, Carmine
A1  - Zambetta, Giovanni
A1  - De Salvia, Maria A.
SP  - e101113
EP  - e101113
VL  - 60
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Risky alcohol consumption can occur from a young age and affects people of all age groups, sometimes requiring the intervention of the emergency medical services. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: Determining the timing and characteristics of emergency calls (to the "118" emergency number) relating to subjects in all age groups, in which alcohol was a contributing factor, along with the biochemical correlates, in a great metropolitan area. On the basis of these, future interventions would target specific training for nurses and paramedics working in emergency medical services. <br><br>METHOD: An observational single-centre retrospective study carried out from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2018 involving patients requiring emergency care and attending the Emergency Department of an University Hospital. <br><br>RESULTS: Out of a total of 47,252 emergency calls, 2.22% were for alcohol-related conditions and mainly involved male patients (78.4%). A high incidence of alcoholic coma was found in patients aged 11 to 17 years. Emergency medical assistance was required mainly at night on weekdays by patients aged 11-17, 25-44 years and during the weekend and on weekdays by patients aged 18-24 years. A blood alcohol concentration higher than 50 mg/dL was found in more than 67% of patients aged 11-17 and 18-24 years at weekends. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The most alarming finding from our data is that, despite prevention policies, young people requiring emergency medical assistance showed similar alcohol levels as adults and a high incidence of alcoholic coma.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1755-599X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2021.101113
ID  - ref1
ER  -