Blood alcohol concentration and management of road trauma patients in the emergency department

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 521-528

  Fabbri, Andrea ^a   Marchesini, Giulio ^b   Morselli Labate, Antonio Maria ^b   Rossi, Fiorenzo ^a   Cicognani, Andrea ^a   Dente, Massimo ^a   Iervese, Tiziana ^a   Ruggeri, Saverio ^a   Mengozzi, Ubaldo ^a   Vandelli, Alberto ^a  

^a MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Complications; Expected disability; Injury Severity Score; Mortality; Road accidents; Unsuspected injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0035088366     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200103000-00018     Document Type: Article

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