title: [Alcohol and traumatic death in Jalisco].
abstract: A review of 4,102 autopsies was carried out during 1989-1991 at the Medical Examiner Office in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, to determine the frequency of high blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in fatal injuries, and the importance of alcohol consumption as a risk factor in homicide. Males showed the highest proportion of positive BAC in every event and age group. BAC > or = 0.001 g/ml was most frequently positive in homicides (56%), followed by unintentional injuries (45%) and suicides (35%). After adjusting for age, sex and year of autopsy, the differences were statistically significant.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública, Universidad de Guadalajara, México.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rivas-Souza
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Valencia
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Salazar-Estrada
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality*; D001344:Autopsy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000097:blood / Q000401:mortality*
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol
vernacular_title: Alcohol y muerte traumática en Jalisco.