The Relationship Between Blood Alcohol Concentration and Injury Severity in Patients Admitted to The Hospital Emergency Department After a Motor Vehicle Accident

Dogan, Serkan; ACAR, NURDAN; Cevik, Arif; ÖZAKIN, ENGİN; Kaya, FİLİZ; ARSLANTAŞ, DİDEM

doi:10.5152/eajem.2016.64936

The Relationship Between Blood Alcohol Concentration and Injury Severity in Patients Admitted to The Hospital Emergency Department After a Motor Vehicle Accident

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Dogan S., ACAR N., Cevik A. A., ÖZAKIN E., Kaya F., ARSLANTAŞ D.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.15, no.3, pp.121-125, 2016 (ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 15 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.5152/eajem.2016.64936
Journal Name: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.121-125
Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aim: The aim of our study is to establish the point at which a high blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in patients admitted to a hospital's emergency department (ED) after an automobile accident can increase the severity of the injury and influence the survival and death rates.