Differences between attendance in emergency care of male and female victims of traffic accidents in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil
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2014
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Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
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Salud Drug abuse Traffic accident Gender differences Alcohol consumption Driving under the influence (DUI)Sujets proches
Womyn Wimmin Woman Womon Human females Women's workCiter ce document
Raquel Forgiarini Saldanha et al., « Differences between attendance in emergency care of male and female victims of traffic accidents in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil », Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, ID : 10670/1.98qhts
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"Driving under the influence of alcohol/ drugs (DUI) is a well-established risk factor for traffic accidents, and men and women have dif- ferent consumption patterns. The scope of this pa- per is to analyze differences in alcohol and drug consumption, as well as on behavior associated with traffic accidents among men and women. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 609 sequential traffic accident victims attended in emergency care from Porto Alegre. Subjects gave a structured interview, were breathalyzed and had a saliva test for alcohol/drug screening. Results showed that women were mainly passengers or pedestrians (p < 0.001). There was no significant difference in positive blood alcohol concentration. However, men reported more binge drinking and THC use, while women had more benzodiazepine in their saliva (p