Alcohol Consumption and 15 Causes of Fatal Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The proportion of fatal nontraffic injuries that involve high levels of alcohol use or alcohol intoxication was assessed by cause of injury to generate alcohol-attributable fractions. Updated alcohol-attributable fractions can contribute to improved estimates of the public health impact of excessive alcohol use.

Methods

Peer-reviewed and gray literature for 1995-2019 on 15 causes of fatal nontraffic injuries in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico were systematically reviewed, and state data systems were queried for available estimates of fatalities with recorded blood alcohol concentration levels and proportions of decedents with blood alcohol concentrations ≥0.10 g/dL by cause of injury. For each injury cause, alcohol-attributable fractions across studies were synthesi

SUBMITTER: Alpert HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9347063 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature