Accidents as a symptom of alcohol abuse.
This review of the literature on the association between accidents and alcohol abuse presents data from a variety of studies performed in many of the industrial nations of the world. These studies demonstrate a consistent relationship between alcohol abuse and accidents. The family physician should be aware of this association and utilize it in the identification and treatment of his alcoholic patients.
D000059:Accidents; D000060:Accidents, Aviation; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology; D004332:Drowning / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011998:Recreation