Is Blood Alcohol Level a Good Predictor for Injury Severity Outcomes in Motor Vehicle Crash Victims?
Joint Authors
Desapriya, Ediriweera
Pike, Ian
Fujiwara, Takeo
Mann, Bikaramjit
Source
Emergency Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Experimental studies in animals suggest that alcohol may influence pathophysiologic response to injury mechanisms.
However, biological evidence for the alcohol-injury severity relationship provides conflicting results.
The purpose of our retrospective cross-sectional study in 2,323 people was to assess whether blood alcohol level (BAC) adversely influences injury severity in victims of motor vehicle collisions (MVCs).
We found no difference in mortality OR 1.09 (0.73–1.62), or length of hospital stay, and a trend for lower ISS score was found in the high-alcohol group (P=0.052).
Furthermore, the high-alcohol group demonstrated a lower adjusted rate of severe head injury OR 0.65 (0.48–0.87), chest injury OR 0.58 (0.42–0.80), and serious extremity injury OR 0.10 (0.01–0.76).
The findings of our study do not demonstrate a dose-response relationship between alcohol consumption and injury severity in MVCs.
This study implies that higher BAC may lead to less severe injuries, without impacting mortality or length of hospital stay, however, further research is required to elucidate the nature of this relationship.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mann, Bikaramjit& Desapriya, Ediriweera& Fujiwara, Takeo& Pike, Ian. 2011. Is Blood Alcohol Level a Good Predictor for Injury Severity Outcomes in Motor Vehicle Crash Victims?. Emergency Medicine International،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485401
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mann, Bikaramjit…[et al.]. Is Blood Alcohol Level a Good Predictor for Injury Severity Outcomes in Motor Vehicle Crash Victims?. Emergency Medicine International No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485401
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mann, Bikaramjit& Desapriya, Ediriweera& Fujiwara, Takeo& Pike, Ian. Is Blood Alcohol Level a Good Predictor for Injury Severity Outcomes in Motor Vehicle Crash Victims?. Emergency Medicine International. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485401
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485401