Alcohol, other Drugs, and Obesity: Plan-Of-The-Day-Notes, Volume 2

Abstract

According to the Trauma Foundation, based at San Francisco General Hospital, there are approximately 23,830 alcohol-related trauma deaths annually, other than motor vehicle crashes. Heavy drinking doubles the risk of fatal injury, and studies indicate that alcohol is involved in 41% of deaths from unintentional falls, 47% of drownings and 33% of suicides. At a trauma center in Orange County, CA, 52% of the people injured in fights and 49% of those treated for stab wounds had positive BACs and Maryland researchers studying 398 fatal fires found that 40% of the fire victims and positive blood alcohol concentrations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 11, 1993
Accession Number
ADA272002

Entities

Organizations

  • Bureau of Naval Personnel

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dielectric Gases
  • Drug Abuse
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Law Enforcement
  • Lysergic Acids
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Naval Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Street Drugs

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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