Alcohol consumption among victims of external causes in a university general hospital

• Autor(a) principal: Freitas, Efigênia Aparecida Maciel de
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Outros Autores: Mendes, Ismênia Diniz, Oliveira, Luiz Carlos Marques de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/32502
• topic: Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas; Intoxicação Alcoólica; Agressão; Acidentes de Trânsito; Acidentes por Quedas; Causas Externas; Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas; Intoxicación Alcohólica; Agresión; Accidentes de Tránsito; Accidentes por Caídas; Causas Externas; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholic Intoxication; Aggression; Accidents; Traffic; Accidental Falls; External Causes

OBJECTIVE: To estimate frequency of alcohol consumption among victims of external causes cared for in a hospital. METHODS: Study performed with victims cared for in a university general hospital in the city of Uberlândia (Southeastern Brazil), between February and August 2004. Blood alcohol content was determined from 85 patients in the emergency room. Other 301 patients, hospitalized in the outpatient clinics, were interviewed about possible alcohol consumption prior to trauma. The Cut-down, Annoyed by criticism, Guilty and Eye-opener (CAGE) questionnaire was applied in both groups. Fisher's exact test was employed to compare frequencies. RESULTS: Blood alcohol content was positive among 31.8% of patients tested, who most frequently required hospitalization (70.4% versus 37.9%; p