Blood alcohol testing and use among older victims of vehicular trauma.

Author(s)
Selway, J.S. & Soderstrom, C.
Year
Abstract

A retrospective comparative analysis of six years of state trauma registry data revealed that among older MVC-injured cases, percentage of cases receiving a BAC test differed by age (p<.001), sex (p<.05), race (p<.05), and ISS (p<.001). BAC was excessively elevated among intoxicated MVC-injured cases. The mean BAC of older (age > 65 years) intoxicated cases (n=80), was 209 mg/dl (SD=78). The mean BAC of younger (age 18-64 years) intoxicated cases (n= 4,034) was 215 mg/dl (SD=83). The decision to test older MVC-injured cases for BAC may be influenced by demographic factors and injury severity. (Author/publisher)

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20041797 aa ST (In: ST 20041797 CD-ROM)
Source

In: Proceedings of the 48th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine AAAM, Key Biscayne, Florida, September 13-15, 2004, 10 p., 23 ref. [poster only on CD-ROM available]

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