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BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATIONS UPON ADMISSION TO A HOSPITAL CASUALTY DEPARTMENT
Author(s) -
Gay T. J.,
Coates R. L.,
Coggins G. L.,
Alexander K. D.,
Nayman J.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1970.tb63168.x
Subject(s) - blood alcohol , alcohol , emergency medicine , medicine , hospital admission , medical emergency , blood concentration , emergency department , anesthesia , injury prevention , poison control , psychiatry , biology , biochemistry
Over a period of seven days, blood alcohol concentrations were determined in 246 patients between the ages of 18 and 65 years who were admitted to the casualty ward at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. Seventy‐five patients had alcohol in their blood, and of these, 21 had concentrations which exceeded 0·15 gm/100 ml. The results show the association of certain social factors with positive blood alcohol readings. The relationship of alcohol to motor‐car accidents and other diseases is also detailed.