[Accidents and injuries due to consumption of alcohol or drugs in patients treated at an emergency room].
The aims of the study were to describe the differences in alcohol consumption by sex, education and occupation and to understand the effects of the socio-demographic characteristics on alcohol consumption, in 120 emergency room patients. The results showed significant differences for sex (t=-3.570, p <.01) and education (t=2.636, p <.01) in alcohol consumption. In addition the factors; age, age alcohol consumption started, quantity of alcohol ingested, age marijuana consumption started, and hours lapsed between the consumption of marijuana and the accident (F(7, 116)=15.519, p <.00), were also significant on the consumption of alcohol with an explained variance of 40%.
Rodríguez
Nora Nelly Oliva
NN
Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, México. norisnelly@hotmail.com
Dalrí
Maria Célia Barcellos
MC
Alonso Castillo
María Magdalena
MM
García
Karla Selene López
KS
D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult