Alcohol and accidents.
The association between alcohol use and accidental injury or death has been acknowledged for a long time. Alcohol is thought to contribute to 50,000 deaths per year and up to 500,000 hospital admissions annually in the UK. Thus, up to 40% of all hospitalisation relates directly or indirectly to alcohol.
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Accident and Emergency Department, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
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