Alcohol intoxication in road traffic accidents leads to higher impact speed difference, higher ISS and MAIS, and higher preclinical mortality

Alcohol

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 681-686

  Stübig, Timo ^a   Petri, Maximilian ^a   Zeckey, Christian ^a   Brand, Stephan ^a   Müller, Christian ^a   Otte, Dietmar ^a   Krettek, Christian ^a   Haasper, Carl ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Injury severity; Road users; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BICYCLING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREATH TESTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTORCYCLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; TIME FACTORS; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866532258     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: 18736823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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