Role of alcohol in urgent ambulance contacts in 15-24-year-olds in Copenhagen: a descriptive population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study is to estimate the proportion of alcohol-related ambulance contacts and to describe characteristics of these contacts in young people.

Design

A descriptive population-based study with alcohol-related ambulance contacts identified from free texts in prehospital medical records by a two-stepped approach; an automatic search for specific keywords followed by manual verification.

Setting

Copenhagen, Denmark.

Participants

A random sample (n=26 600) of all ambulance contacts in 15-24-year-olds between 10 March 2015 and 1 November 2022.

Main outcomes measure

Proportion and relative proportion (RP) of alcohol-related ambulance contacts.

Results

Of all ambulance contacts, 16% (n=4145) were alcohol related. Most alcohol

SUBMITTER: Bruun LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812728 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature