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Alcohol and the emergency service patient.

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Holt, S, Stewart, I C, Dixon, J M, Elton, R A, Taylor, T V, Little, K·1980·BMJ
DOI 10.1136/bmj.281.6241.638
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To determine the prevalence of alcohol use in casualty patients breath-alcohol analysis was performed on 702 patients attending the accident and emergency department of a large teaching hospital during the evening. Forty per cent of patients had consumed alcohol before attending and 32% had a blood alcohol concentration exceeding 17.4 mmol/l (80 mg/100 ml). Clinical assessment of intoxication resulted in a false-negative diagnosis in 10% of inebriated patients, indicating that an objective measurement of the blood alcohol concentration by a test, such as breath-alcohol analysis, may be of additional value. These findings confirm that a high proportion of emergency-service patients are affected by alcohol and suggest that alcoholism treatment facilities need to be integrated with accident and emergency services.

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Authors
Holt, S., Stewart, I. C., Dixon, J. M., Elton, R. A., Taylor, T. V., & Little, K.
Venue
BMJ
Publisher
BMJ
Published
1980-09-06
Volume
281
Issue
6241
Pages
638-640
ISSN
  • 0007-1447 (ISSN-L)
  • 1468-5833
DOI
10.1136/bmj.281.6241.638
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218
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7.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Holt, S., Stewart, I. C., Dixon, J. M., Elton, R. A., Taylor, T. V., & Little, K. (1980). Alcohol and the emergency service patient. BMJ. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.281.6241.638

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