Indicação de alcoolismo em pescadores vítimas de lesão medular por mergulho Indication of alcoholism in fishermen victims of spinal cord injury by diving Indicación del alcoholismo en pescadores víctimas de lesion en la médula espinal por submarinismo

Objective: Examine indication of alcoholism in artisanal fisher folk victims of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) by diving through the application of the CAGE questionnaire. Method: Sectional study and analytical, with a quantitative approach, carried out between October 2013 and August 2014. The sample was composed of 44 fishermen who suffered SCI for diving. The data were collected by means of a structured script and the analysis was by descriptive statistics. Results: All were male (100.0%), aged 46 to 60 years (63.3%), 54.5% had until elementary school, lived without a mate (63.6%) and 52.3% reported having some type of occupation. As for the questionnaire question 1 CAGE, had the highest percentage of positive responses (90.9%). According to CAGE, it was found that 93.2% of fishermen had indication of alcoholism. Conclusion: The most of the participants had indication of alcoholism. Descriptors: Alcoholism, Decompression sickness, Spinal cord injuries.