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Characteristics of alcohol-related injuries in adolescents visiting the emergency department
- Title
- Characteristics of alcohol-related injuries in adolescents visiting the emergency department
- Authors
- Noh H.; Jung K.Y.; Park H.S.; Cheon Y.J.
- Ewha Authors
- 정구영; 전영진; 박혜숙
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 정구영; 전영진; 박혜숙
- Issue Date
- 2011
- Journal Title
- Journal of Korean Medical Science
- ISSN
- 1011-8934
- Citation
- Journal of Korean Medical Science vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 431 - 437
- Indexed
- SCI; SCIE; SCOPUS; KCI
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Alcohol is frequently a factor affecting emergency department patients, and alcohol consumption is more common among those who are injured. In Korea, the socioeconomic impact of alcohol has been enormous because of traditional permissive attitudes toward alcohol. Juvenile drinking has increased recently; consequently, an increase in alcoholrelated injuries is likely in this population. Therefore, we compared the characteristics and severity of alcohol-related injuries in adolescents and adults. All injured patients seen at six EDs throughout 2007 were included. We obtained data from the 'Development of a model for an in-depth injury surveillance system based on the emergency department' surveillance. The proportion of adolescents who drank was 5.0%. No significant alcoholrelated difference in injuries was found between male and female adolescents (P = 0.14), whereas in adults, being male was strongly related to alcohol consumption (P < 0.001). Among traffic accidents, motorcycle-related injuries were strongly associated with alcohol use in adolescents (odds ratio [OR] 2.52, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.09-5.83). Results also indicated that alcohol-related injuries in adolescents showed poor outcomes (OR 2.36, 95% CI 1.47-3.81) as compared with those in adults (OR 1.42, 95% CI 1.26-1.59). Preventive strategy on alcohol-related injuries in adolescents should focus on reducing motorcycle accidents. © 2011 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences.
- DOI
- 10.3346/jkms.2011.26.3.431
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- 의과대학 > 의학과 > Journal papers
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