Visits to the college health service for alcohol-related injuries.
A study of alcohol-related injuries presenting to the local emergency room and the campus health service indicated an annualized rate of 25.16 injuries per thousand students. Twenty-four percent of injuries presenting to the emergency room were assessed as alcohol-related; another 6% were listed as being "suspected." Less than 4% of the injuries presenting to the campus health service were assessed as alcohol-related, and a similar number were listed as "suspected." Males had a significantly higher rate of alcohol-related injuries than females, and undergraduates had a higher rate than graduate students. Differences among the undergraduate classes were not significant. An investigation of the time of presentation indicated that most alcohol-related injuries occurred after hours and on weekends.
Meilman
P W
PW
Yanofsky
N N
NN
Gaylor
M S
MS
Turco
J H
JH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009513:New Hampshire; D013333:Student Health Services; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology