Varadaraj R, Mendonca J
St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Adv Alcohol Subst Abuse. 1987;7(1):63-9. doi: 10.1300/j251v07n01_06.
One-hundred and fifty eight cases of overdose were studied for alcohol use following their admission to an Accident and Emergency Department. Forty one percent of these patients had consumed alcohol and 29% had blood alcohol levels exceeding 17.4 mmol/l (80 mgm/100 ml). Higher blood-alcohol levels were associated with increasing age (40+). There was a tendency for higher blood-alcohol levels to be more associated with weekends, than weekdays, this association being stronger for males. More female overdoses were impaired on weekdays. Blood-alcohol levels of women arriving during "risk" time (2200-0659 hours) were significantly higher than those of women arriving at other times. These findings suggest that alcoholism assessment and treatment services need to be integrated with Accident and Emergency Services.
对158例过量用药患者在其进入急症科后进行了酒精使用情况研究。这些患者中有41%饮酒，29%的血液酒精浓度超过17.4毫摩尔/升（80毫克/100毫升）。较高的血液酒精浓度与年龄增长（40岁及以上）相关。血液酒精浓度较高的情况在周末比工作日更常见，这种关联在男性中更强。更多女性过量用药发生在工作日。在“风险”时段（22:00 - 06:59）到达的女性血液酒精浓度显著高于其他时段到达的女性。这些发现表明，酒精中毒评估和治疗服务需要与急症服务相结合。
