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Alcohol and drug use among motor vehicle collision victims admitted to a regional trauma unit: demographic, injury, and crash characteristics
Gina Stoduto,Evelyn Vingilis,Bhushan M. Kapur,Wen-Jenn Sheu,Barry A. McLellan,Carolyn B. Liban +5 more
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It was found that BAC-positive drug-screened drivers were significantly more likely to be male, involved in a single-vehicle collision, not wearing a seat belt, ejected from the vehicle, and travelling at higher speeds than BAC negative drivers.About:
This article is published in Accident Analysis & Prevention.The article was published on 1993-08-01. It has received 137 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Poison control.read more
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The relationship of average volume of alcohol consumption and patterns of drinking to burden of disease: an overview.
TL;DR: While average volume of consumption was related to all disease and injury categories under consideration, pattern of drinking was found to be an additional influencing factor for CHD and injury, and Alcohol is related to many major disease outcomes, mainly in a detrimental fashion.
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Acute cannabis consumption and motor vehicle collision risk: systematic review of observational studies and meta-analysis
TL;DR: Acute cannabis consumption is associated with an increased risk of a motor vehicle crash, especially for fatal collisions, and could be used as the basis for campaigns against drug impaired driving, developing regional or national policies to control acute drug use while driving, and raising public awareness.
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Alcohol-related morbidity and mortality.
TL;DR: The results from this epidemiological research indicate that alcohol use increases the risk for many chronic health consequences and acute consequences, but a certain pattern of regular light-to-moderate drinking may have beneficial effects on coronary heart disease.
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A review of drug use and driving: epidemiology, impairment, risk factors and risk perceptions
TL;DR: It is concluded that drug driving is a significant problem, both in terms of a general public health issue and as a specific concern for drug users.
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A review of risk factors and patterns of motorcycle injuries
Mau Roung Lin,Jess F. Kraus +1 more
TL;DR: Modifiable protective or risk factors comprise inexperience and driver training, conspicuity and daytime headlight laws, motorcycle licensure and ownership, riding speed, and risk-taking behaviors, which are discussed.
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The injury severity score: a method for describing patients with multiple injuries and evaluating emergency care
TL;DR: Results of this investigation indicate that the Injury Severity Score represents an important step in solving the problem of summarizing injury severity, especially in patients with multiple trauma.
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Disability rating scale for severe head trauma: coma to community.
TL;DR: The DR Scale is more sensitive than the Glasgow Outcome Scale in detecting and measuring clinical changes in individuals who have sustained severe head trauma and can be used to help identify patients most likely to benefit from intensive rehabilitation care within a hospital setting.
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Drugs in fatally injured young male drivers
TL;DR: Alcohol was associated with increased crash responsibility; the role of other drugs could not be adequately determined.
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Marijuana and alcohol use among 1023 trauma patients. A prospective study.
TL;DR: Marijuana use prior to injury was determined prospectively in 1023 patients injured as the result of vehicular and nonvehicular trauma and was higher among those 30 years of age or younger and among men.