The Blood Alcohol Concentration Testing Emergency Room Investigation Analysis Study: A 1-Year Review of Blood Alcohol Concentration Testing in an Emergency Department

Positive blood alcohol concentration and road accidents. A prospective study in an Italian emergency department.

STUDY OBJECTIVE To examine if a positive blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at the time of crash (>or=0.50 g/l), independently of any clinical evidence and laboratory results indicating acute alcohol intoxication, is associated with specific features of patients involved, specific types of injury, and characteristics of the accident. METHODS In this prospective cohort study, the BAC was measur...

Clinical signs of alcohol intoxication and importance of blood alcohol concentration testing in alcohol dependence.

OBJECTIVES The goal of the study was to find out if and what is a difference between clinical signs of alcohol intoxication (AI) and a detected blood alcohol concentration (BAC) among the patients with syndrome of alcohol dependence. BACKGROUND The relation between BAC and clinical assessment of AI is a complicated issue. People with dependence form a special group due to their altered tolera...

Blood alcohol concentration and self-reported alcohol ingestion in acute poisoned patients who visited an emergency department

BACKGROUND Many acute poisoned patients have co-ingested alcohol in the emergency department (ED). This study aimed to estimate the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of acute poisoned patients who visited an ED by age and gender distribution and to determine whether it is possible to obtain self-reports of alcohol ingestion among poisoned patients. METHOD A retrospective medical chart review ...

The Effect of Isopropyl Alcohol and Chlorhexidine Gluconate on the Blood Glucose in Diabetic Patients Referring to the Emergency Department

Introduction: Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that can cause considerable disability and mortality. The aim of controlling diabetes is to normalize blood glucose levels to reduce the progression of vascular and neurological complications. Blood glucose control and reassurance are essential for planning health care. Objective: In the present study, the effect of local isopropyl alcohol and chlo...

Analysis of 12 months of blood alcohol levels in patients in an urban emergency department.