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

Bellis, M; Bolster, M A; Doyle, C T

dc.contributor.author	Bellis, M
dc.contributor.author	Bolster, M A
dc.contributor.author	Doyle, C T
dc.date.accessioned	2012-01-09T16:36:23Z
dc.date.available	2012-01-09T16:36:23Z
dc.date.issued	2009-01
dc.identifier.citation	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	en
dc.identifier.issn	0332-3102
dc.identifier.pmid	19284011
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10147/200980
dc.description	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.	en
dc.description.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.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject.mesh	Adult
dc.subject.mesh	Age Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Alcohol Drinking
dc.subject.mesh	Alcoholic Intoxication
dc.subject.mesh	Autopsy
dc.subject.mesh	Cause of Death
dc.subject.mesh	Coroners and Medical Examiners
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Ireland
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Prevalence
dc.subject.mesh	Risk Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Sex Factors
dc.title	The role of alcohol in deaths presenting to the coroner's service in Cork City and County.	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.contributor.department	Cork City Morgue, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork. maggiebellis@yahoo.com	en
dc.identifier.journal	Irish medical journal	en
dc.description.province	Munster
refterms.dateFOA	2023-09-01T15:49:21Z
html.description.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.