Environmental Characteristics Associated with Alcohol Intoxication in Brazilian Nightclubs.

Environmental characteristics associated with alcohol intoxication among patrons in Brazilian nightclubs.

INTRODUCTION Few studies have investigated the association between environmental factors and patrons' binge drinking in nightclubs, and such studies are rare in developing countries. OBJECTIVE To identify environmental factors associated with binge drinking among patrons in nightclubs in São Paulo, Brazil, using a mixed-methods design. METHOD The study used a two-stage cluster sampling surv...

Acute alcohol intoxication characteristics in children.

AIMS To describe clinical, mental and physical signs in children with different severity acute alcohol intoxication (AAI) determined either by serum alcohol concentration (SAC) or by blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to study the diagnostic performance characteristics of clinical assessment and to establish the ratio of SAC:BAC in children. METHODS Data were analysed from 256 children aged 8....

Factors associated with pre-drinking among nightclub patrons in the city of São Paulo.

AIMS The aim of the study was to describe the phenomenon of pre-drinking (alcohol consumption before entering nightclubs or bars) and to identify factors associated with pre-drinking practices among patrons in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS Individual-level data were collected by a portal survey of 2422 patrons at the entrance and at the exit of 31 nightclubs. The nightclubs were sele...

Alcohol intoxication in a toddler.

Nontraumatic rhabdomyolysis with long-term alcohol intoxication.

Rhabdomyolysis, the disintegration of skeletal muscle, is a common cause of acute renal failure. This clinical entity occurs mainly from 2 sources: traumatic and nontraumatic. Traumatic rhabdomyolysis has been described as crush syndrome during war and natural disasters. In modern or peace time, the majority of cases of rhabdomyolysis are nontraumatic, and alcohol abuse is one of the most commo...