Skadestuepatienter og alkoholforbrug
(2000) In Ugeskrift for Laeger 162(43). p.5782-5785- Abstract
To investigate the consumption of alcohol among emergency room patients, we included 395 patients above 18 years old entering the emergency room during a period of ten days. The patients completed a questionnaire about alcohol consumption, smoking habits and medication. In our investigation 56% of the men and 25% of the women had a daily consumption above the limits recommended by the Ministry of Health (three drinks daily for men and two for women), while 41% men and 14% women consumed at least five drinks daily or 35 per week. Trauma seen in male patients with high alcohol consumption was characterised by excessive damage to the head, trauma of the lower limb and blows from an object, person or an animal. The alcoholic women were... (More)
To investigate the consumption of alcohol among emergency room patients, we included 395 patients above 18 years old entering the emergency room during a period of ten days. The patients completed a questionnaire about alcohol consumption, smoking habits and medication. In our investigation 56% of the men and 25% of the women had a daily consumption above the limits recommended by the Ministry of Health (three drinks daily for men and two for women), while 41% men and 14% women consumed at least five drinks daily or 35 per week. Trauma seen in male patients with high alcohol consumption was characterised by excessive damage to the head, trauma of the lower limb and blows from an object, person or an animal. The alcoholic women were characterised by excessive chemical injuries, incisions and stab wounds, and trauma of the upper limb. In conclusion a surprisingly large amount of emergency room patients can be defined as alcohol abusers and drinking is found to be associated with excessive damage.
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- author
- Henning Jensen, Tommy ; Pedersen, Bjarne ; Crone, Karen Lise ; Sarkandi, Hamid N. ; Hoborg Jukl, Karin ; Kristensen, Camilla and Tønnesen, Hanne LU
- alternative title
- Alcohol consumption among patients in the emergency room
- publishing date
- 2000-10-23
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- Ugeskrift for Laeger
- volume
- 162
- issue
- 43
- pages
- 4 pages
- publisher
- Den Almindelige Danske Lægeforening
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- scopus:0041404190
- pmid:11082679
- ISSN
- 0041-5782
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- Danish
- LU publication?
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- 215d1ca4-08c1-42c1-9b87-3a5db3c72226
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