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    The role of alcohol in deaths presenting to the coroner's service in Cork City and County.

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    Authors
    Bellis, M
    Bolster, M A
    Doyle, C T
    Affiliation
    Cork City Morgue, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork. maggiebellis@yahoo.com
    Issue Date
    2009-01
    MeSH
    Adult
    Age Factors
    Alcohol Drinking
    Alcoholic Intoxication
    Autopsy
    Cause of Death
    Coroners and Medical Examiners
    Female
    Humans
    Ireland
    Male
    Prevalence
    Risk Factors
    Sex Factors
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    The role of alcohol in deaths presenting to the coroner's service in Cork City and County. 2009, 102 (1):13-5 Ir Med J
    Journal
    Irish medical journal
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/200980
    PubMed ID
    19284011
    Abstract
    A retrospective study was conducted in order to determine the prevalence and concentration of alcohol in post-mortem blood samples sent for toxicological analysis in Cork City and County in 2003 and 2004. Post mortem reports of these deaths were reviewed for the presence or absence of alcohol at the time of autopsy, blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at time of death, age and sex of the decedents. Of samples sent for blood alcohol analysis (BAA), 38.4% were positive for alcohol. Significant differences were found between the proportions of alcohol positive cases by cause of death. Alcohol positive cases were significantly younger (44.3 +/- 17.8 years) than alcohol negative cases (51.9 +/- 19.4 years) and fifty two percent of drivers were positive for alcohol at the time of death. Awareness of the harmful and potentially fatal effects of alcohol should continue to be raised within the community, so as to prevent future fatalities.
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    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0332-3102
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