Seesen Mathuramat, Siviroj Penprapa, Sapbamrer Ratana, Morarit Sompong
a Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine , Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai , Thailand.
b Health Promotion Center Region 1 , Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health , Chiang Mai , Thailand.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2019;20(2):115-121. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2018.1547379. Epub 2019 Mar 20.
Road traffic injury (RTI) is one of the most significant public health problems in Thailand, especially during New Year and Songkran (Thai traditional New Year) holidays, which have the highest traffic density during the entire year. Drunk driving was reported to be one of the leading causes of RTI in Thailand. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of patients with high blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and the association of BAC and specific organ injury during New Year and Songkran (Thai traditional New Year) holidays.
A cross-sectional study was performed to analyze the database from the Thai Governmental Road Safety Evaluation Project. Patient data on RTIs were collected from 26 main provincial hospitals during the New Year Festival 2003 and 2004 and Songkran Festival in 2003. Patient characteristics, type of organ injured, and BAC levels were mainly analyzed.
During those long holidays, 2,642 RTI patients were identified, among whom 1,341 patients had high BAC levels. High BAC levels were associated with motorcycle users, male sex, middle age, teenagers, being riders or drivers, and not using protective devices. Moreover, high BAC levels were associated with brain injury.
Excessive alcohol consumption and RTIs occurred on New Year and Songkran Festival in Thailand. Legislation should be strictly used during these long holidays to control driving under the influence of alcohol, particularly among motorcyclists.
道路交通伤害（RTI）是泰国最严重的公共卫生问题之一，尤其是在新年和宋干节（泰国传统新年）假期期间，这两个时期全年交通密度最高。据报道，酒后驾车是泰国道路交通伤害的主要原因之一。本研究旨在调查新年和宋干节（泰国传统新年）假期期间血液酒精浓度（BAC）高的患者的患病率以及BAC与特定器官损伤之间的关联。
进行了一项横断面研究，以分析泰国政府道路安全评估项目的数据库。收集了2003年和2004年新年期间以及2003年宋干节期间26家主要省级医院的道路交通伤害患者数据。主要分析了患者特征、受伤器官类型和BAC水平。
在这些长假期间，共识别出2642名道路交通伤害患者，其中1341名患者血液酒精浓度高。血液酒精浓度高与摩托车使用者、男性、中年、青少年、骑手或司机以及未使用防护装置有关。此外，血液酒精浓度高与脑损伤有关。
泰国新年和宋干节期间存在过量饮酒和道路交通伤害情况。在这些长假期间应严格执行法律，以控制酒后驾车，特别是在摩托车骑行者中。
