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Alcohol and violence in the emergency department: a regional report from the WHO collaborative study on alcohol and injuries
Borges, Guilherme; Orozco, Ricardo; Cremonte, Mariana; Buzi-Figlie, Neliana; Cherpitel, Cheryl; Poznyak, Vladimir.
  • Borges, Guilherme; Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. Mexico City. MX
  • Orozco, Ricardo; Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría. Mexico City. MX
  • Cremonte, Mariana; Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Mar del Plata. AR
  • Buzi-Figlie, Neliana; Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Alcohol and Drug Research Unit. São Paulo. BR
  • Cherpitel, Cheryl; Public Health Institute. Berkeley. US
  • Poznyak, Vladimir; WHO. Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence. Geneva. CH
Salud pública Méx ; 50(supl.1): s6-s11, 2008. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-479137
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To determine the relative risk (RR) of non-fatal unintentional and violence-related injury associated with alcohol consumption in three emergency departments in Latin America (2001-2002). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Pair-matched case-crossover was used to obtain RR estimates for alcohol in non-fatal injuries among 447 patients in Argentina (A), 489 in Brazil (B) and 455 in Mexico (M). Intentional (violence) or unintentional (non-violence) injury status were the main outcomes. RESULTS: About 46 percent of violence-related cases involved alcohol (versus 11.5 percent for non-violence related cases). The risk of violence-related injury increased with drinking and had an OR= 15.0 (95 percent confidence interval (CI), 5.8-39.1), with an OR= 4.2 (CI= 2.7-6.5) for unintentional injuries. CONCLUSIONS: Increasing amounts of drinking may have pronounced consequences on the risk of triggering an injury, especially for a violence-related injury. The RR estimates provided here can be useful for new estimates on alcohol and the burden of disease.
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OBJETIVO: Determinar el riesgo relativo (RR) de lesiones no intencionales y relacionadas con la violencia, asociadas al consumo de alcohol en tres Servicios de Urgencia de América Latina (2001-2002). MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Se usó un diseño case-crossover en 447 pacientes de Argentina (A), 489 de Brasil (B) y 455 de México (M). RESULTADOS: El 46 por ciento de los casos relacionados a la violencia consumieron alcohol (vs. 11.5 por ciento de los no-violentos). El riesgo de una lesión relacionada con la violencia se incrementó con el consumo, y tuvo una RM= 15.0, intervalo de confianza al 95 por ciento (IC= 5.8-39.1), pero correspondió a 4.2 (IC= 2.7-6.5) para las lesiones no-intencionales. CONCLUSIONES: Mayores cantidades de alcohol tienen consecuencias en el riesgo de desencadenar una lesión, especialmente en lesiones relacionadas con la violencia. Los estimadores del RR que se presentan pueden ser usados como nuevas fuentes para estimadores de la carga de la enfermedad asociada al consumo de alcohol.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Violence / Wounds and Injuries / Alcohol Drinking Type of study: Controlled clinical trial / Etiology study / Risk factors Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Argentina / Brazil / Mexico Language: English Journal: Salud pública Méx Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2008 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Argentina / Brazil / Mexico / Switzerland / United States Institution/Affiliation country: Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría/MX / Public Health Institute/US / Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana/MX / Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata/AR / Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR / WHO/CH

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Violence / Wounds and Injuries / Alcohol Drinking Type of study: Controlled clinical trial / Etiology study / Risk factors Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Argentina / Brazil / Mexico Language: English Journal: Salud pública Méx Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2008 Type: Article / Project document Affiliation country: Argentina / Brazil / Mexico / Switzerland / United States Institution/Affiliation country: Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría/MX / Public Health Institute/US / Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana/MX / Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata/AR / Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR / WHO/CH