Objective: 1) To determine the prevalence of current alcohol abuse/alcohol dependence
(AA/AD) among the full injury range of ED motor vehicle crash (MVC) patients; and 2) …

Objective: We hypothesized that a poor driving history and alcohol abuse, evident in a large
number of people injured in automobile accidents, contribute to repeated injury, and that …

A structured in-depth interview employing standardized criteria was used to determine the
prevalence of lifetime and current alcohol dependence (alcoholism) in unselected …

The effect of alcohol ingestion on short-term outcomes for trauma patients is indeterminate.
Experimental and clinical reports often conflict. The objective of this study was to investigate …

This study examined the incidence of alcohol and drugs in a sample of seriously injured
motor vehicle collision victims, and differences related to pre-crash use of alcohol and/or …

Motor vehicle crashes remain a leading cause of death and injury in the industrialized world.
Alcohol consumption is implicated as a major factor in fatal motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) …

We prospectively examined the correlation of alcohol intoxication with injury severity,
morbidity, and mortality in drivers involved in motor vehicle accidents in a prospective cohort …

Alcohol has long been associated with injury, but the relationship between other drugs and
injury is less clear. Blood samples from 894 patients presenting to two Emergency …

Study objectives: To determine the incidence of drugs of abuse and alcohol use in admitted
drivers involved in motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) and to determine the rate of police …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The identification of risk factors for recurrent motor vehicle crashes is
the basis for prevention, but few studies have been published on predictors of recurrence …