Gender differences in self-reported alcohol use prior to alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes : preliminary findings.

Author(s)
Sommers, M.S. Dyehouse, J.M. Howe, S.R. Volz, T. & Manharth, M.
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Abstract

The purpose of this report was to determine the validity of self-reported alcohol use for the hours immediately prior to injury in patients hospitalised for trauma following an alcohol-related motor vehicle accident. Blood samples were obtained from patients admitted to 2 Trauma Centres in Ohio, USA, with injuries following an accident. When the subject was no longer intoxicated, self-reported alcohol consumption on the day of injury was obtained by the Timeline Followback method. Estimated blood alcohol concentration was determined and compared with the actual sample. The self-report was found to be a good reflection of general patterns of drinking although subjects tended to under-report total alcohol ingestion with a minority denying alcohol ingestion altogether.

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C 11140 (In: C 11088 a) /83 / IRRD 893784
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In: Alcohol, drugs and traffic safety : proceedings of the 14th ICADTS International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety T'97, Annecy, France, 21 September - 26 September 1997, Volume 1, p. 413-415, 10 ref.

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