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Pol Merkur Lekarski ; 29(170): 100-2, 2010 Aug.
Article in Polish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20842821

ABSTRACT

UNLABELLED: The number of abusers in Poland is estimated at about 2.8-3.5 million, including about 600-900 thousands dependent. In this group a variety of somatic disorders and mental health are diagnosed. Mortality among persons with alcohol dependence is several times higher than among those abstainers. Alcohol dependence increases the risk to attempt suicide. Health damage caused by alcohol depends on: the frequency and quantity of drinking of alcohol, age, gender, duration of addiction. THE AIM OF THIS STUDY was to analyze the causes of death in the aftermath of alcohol consumption based on sectional material. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed 336 autopsy protocols. In order to analyze the collected material was used a questionnaire created for this study. Deaths have been divided into two groups: violent deaths, resulting from trauma and natural deaths. RESULTS: It was observed significant relationship between alcohol consumption and the nature of death. CONCLUSIONS: Most of the deaths associated with alcohol consumption is a sudden deaths, not due to natural causes. Among the sudden deaths domination of ethyl alcohol poisoning, traffic accidents, murder, hanging and drowning.


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Alcohol Drinking/mortality , Alcoholism/mortality , Autopsy/statistics & numerical data , Cause of Death , Ethanol/poisoning , Wounds and Injuries/mortality , Accidents, Traffic/statistics & numerical data , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Comorbidity , Drowning/epidemiology , Homicide/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Poisoning/mortality , Poland/epidemiology , Violence/statistics & numerical data , Young Adult
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