Various mechanisms of death and their possible association with alcoholism.
Alcoholics who died because they were run over by trains, by precipitation, or were smoking in bed, were compared with a group of controls. A higher number of alcoholics were run over by trains, the manner of death most often being suicide. There was a significantly higher number of controls who fell from a height. The manner of death in the group "smoking in bed' was more often accidental and occurred more frequently in alcoholics. Preventive measures are suggested.
Thomsen
J L
JL
University Institute of Forensic Medicine, Odense, Denmark.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology