Over 2,000 trauma cases linked to alcohol a year

Study finds more hospitalisation required and higher incidence of assault in such cases

The most common cause of injury, accounting for almost half of those who ended up in hospital, was falling on level ground. PHOTO: ST FILE
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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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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 11, 2019, with the headline Over 2,000 trauma cases linked to alcohol a year. Subscribe