Chizhikova I O, Shigeev S V
Bureau of Forensic Medicine of Moscow Healthcare Department, Moscow, Russia.
Sud Med Ekspert. 2022;65(5):16-20. doi: 10.17116/sudmed20226505116.
The presents an analysis of the trend of the postmortem ethanol tests in biological samples obtained from the deceased in Moscow in April-May 2019 and 2020. In total, 7110 reports of forensic chemistry studies were examined; all cases were classified by the age of the deceased, following the modern generational theory to study patterns of alcohol consumption in these age groups and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stable patterns of alcoholic behavior were revealed in the groups of the deceased. It was shown that, on average, every 3rd representative of Generations «X» and «Y» consumes alcohol shortly before death; the highest average blood ethanol levels were found in representatives of Generations «Y» and «X». The number of positive ethanol test results increased in April-May 2020 among males of the baby boom and Generation «X» compared to the same period in 2019. The patterns identified can be used to further study the contribution of alcohol consumption to mortality.
本文对2019年4月至5月以及2020年4月至5月期间从莫斯科死者身上获取的生物样本进行了死后乙醇检测趋势分析。总共检查了7110份法医化学研究报告；所有案例均按照死者年龄进行分类，遵循现代代际理论来研究这些年龄组的饮酒模式以及新冠疫情的影响。在死者群体中发现了稳定的饮酒行为模式。结果显示，平均而言，每3名“X世代”和“Y世代”的死者在死前不久饮酒；“Y世代”和“X世代”死者的平均血液乙醇水平最高。与2019年同期相比，2020年4月至5月期间婴儿潮一代和“X世代”男性的乙醇检测阳性结果数量有所增加。所确定的模式可用于进一步研究饮酒对死亡率的影响。
