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The Role of Alcohol in Accidental Falls
Risto Honkanen, Liisa Ertama, Pekka Kuosmanen, Markku Linnoila, Antti Alha, Tuomo Visuri
SUMMARY. Fifty-three percent of patients injured in accidental falls in the evening in Helsinki and 15 % of time-, site- and sex-matched control pedestrians were alcohol-involved. Relative risk of injury, if 1.0 at zero BAC, was 3 at BAGS 60-100 mg\/100 ml, 10 at 101-150 mg\/100 ml and about 60 at BAGS above that.
