dc.contributor.author |
Kool, Bridget |
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dc.contributor.author |
Buller, S |
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dc.contributor.author |
Kuriyan, R |
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Jones-Todd, Charlotte |
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dc.contributor.author |
Newcombe, David |
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dc.contributor.author |
Jones, Peter |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-10-26T02:15:00Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018-02-27 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0020-1383 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/43508 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Introduction We present a study that provides a contemporary view of alcohol-related injury prevalence amongst patients presenting to a New Zealand (NZ) emergency department (ED). Methods Adult injury patients presenting to Auckland City Hospital ED within 6h of injury were invited to participate during three recruitment periods (2015 – 2016). An interviewer-administered questionnaire obtained information on demographic, injury, general health, and lifestyle factors. Breath alcoholsamples were obtained. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were conducted. Results 501 patients participated (71% response rate), 21% had consumed alcohol within 6h of their injury. The majority were male, and overall falls were the most common mechanism of injury among all patients. Alcohol-related injuries most commonly occurred at home, and were significantly more likely to occur during the weekend (Friday-Sunday) and night hours (23:00 - 06:59). After controlling for the effects of confounding; ‘poor’ general health, engaging in leisure activities at the time of injury, and injuries resulting from assaults were associated with increasing the odds of alcohol-related injury. Conclusions Acute alcohol use continues to play a considerable role in ED injury presentations in NZ. Continued policy, healthpromotion, and injury prevention efforts are required to reduce theharms associatedwithalcohol use |
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dc.publisher |
Elsevier |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Injury |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Alcohol and injury among attendees at a busy inner city New Zealand emergency department |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1016/j.injury.2018.02.028 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The author |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
29519635 |
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pubs.author-url |
http://www.injuryjournal.com/article/S0020-1383(18)30087-1/pdf |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
728286 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Population Health |
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pubs.org-id |
Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
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pubs.org-id |
Social & Community Health |
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pubs.org-id |
School of Medicine |
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pubs.org-id |
Surgery Department |
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pubs.org-id |
Science |
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pubs.org-id |
Statistics |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2018-03-04 |
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pubs.online-publication-date |
2018-02-27 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
29519635 |
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