Bedford D, McKeown N, O'Farrell A, Howell F
Department of Public Health, HSE-Dublin North East, Railway St, Navan, Co Meath.
Ir Med J. 2009 Nov-Dec;102(10):310, 312-4.
No official data are provided in Ireland to indicate what proportion of the deaths on Irish roads have alcohol as a contributory factor. The aim of this study was to identify the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in fatally injured drivers and pedestrians in Ireland. An Garda Síochána (The Irish police) gather data on all fatal road crashes and individual paper files are kept on each crash. The authors examined all such files for deaths in 2003-2005. Of the 611 drivers fatally injured, 184 (30.1%) were over the BAC legal limit (80 mg/100 ml). BACs were available for only 397 (64.9%) of drivers. Of the 397 drivers who had their BACs recorded, 184 (46.3%) had a BAC over the legal limit of 80 mg/100 ml and 220 (55.4%) had BACs 20 mg/100 ml or higher. Fatally injured drivers with BACs 20 mg/100 ml or greater were more likely to be male (88.6%/o, p<0.01). Alcohol-related crashes were more likely to occur on week end nights. Pedestrian alcohol consumption was considered to be a contributory factor in 50 (24.4%) of the pedestrian deaths with 22 (10.7%) of the pedestrians having alcohol levels exceeding 240 mgl/100 ml. This study confirms that alcohol is a significant factor in road deaths. Further targeted action including a reduction in the legal limit is required.
爱尔兰没有官方数据表明在爱尔兰道路死亡事故中酒精作为促成因素所占的比例。本研究的目的是确定爱尔兰致命伤司机和行人的血液酒精浓度（BAC）。爱尔兰警察部队（An Garda Síochána）收集所有致命道路交通事故的数据，并且为每起事故保留单独的纸质档案。作者检查了2003年至2005年期间所有此类档案中的死亡情况。在611名致命伤司机中，有184名（30.1%）超过了BAC法定限值（80毫克/100毫升）。仅397名（64.9%）司机的BAC数据可得。在397名记录了BAC的司机中，有184名（46.3%）的BAC超过了80毫克/100毫升的法定限值，220名（55.4%）的BAC为20毫克/100毫升或更高。BAC为20毫克/100毫升或更高的致命伤司机更有可能是男性（88.6%，p<0.01）。与酒精相关的撞车事故更有可能发生在周末夜晚。在50起（24.4%）行人死亡事故中，行人饮酒被认为是一个促成因素，其中22名（10.7%）行人的酒精含量超过240毫克/100毫升。本研究证实酒精是道路死亡事故中的一个重要因素。需要采取进一步的针对性行动，包括降低法定限值。
