The mean age of trauma patients who had taken alcohol was two years younger than other trauma patients. About 45 per cent were aged 25 to 44.
There were a lot more cases of assault among patients who had alcohol - 26 per cent - compared with 4.4 per cent in non-alcohol-related injuries.
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