Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/20135
Title: Patterns of 'at-home' alcohol-related injury presentations to emergency departments
Contributor(s): Bunker, Naomi (author); Woods, Cindy  (author)orcid ; Conway, Jane  (author); Barker, Ruth (author); Usher, Kim  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2017
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13472
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/20135
Abstract: Aims and objectives: This study aimed to establish the scale of alcohol-related injuries originating in the home. Background: Despite recent media and public attention on alcohol-related injuries occurring at licensed venues, many occur in other locations including the home. Design: A retrospective observational study. Methods: Emergency department surveillance data sourced from the Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit were interrogated for alcohol-related emergency department presentations from 2003-2012 (n = 12,296). Descriptive analysis was undertaken to assess alcohol involvement in injury, and analysis of variance was used to determine the differences among group means and their associated presentations. The relationship between demographic variables and injury location was assessed using p value of <0.05 as statistically significant. Results: Of all injuries that were positively identified as being alcohol related, 41.07% occurred at the 'other' location, 36.14% 'at home', 13.00% on the street and 9.78% at licensed premises. Of these, males (n = 2635; 59%) represented a higher proportion than females (n = 1807; 41%). Of injuries identified as domestic violence by spouse or partner (n = 510), 59.5% occurred 'at home'. Conclusions: This is the first study to investigate alcohol-related injuries occurring at home. The home accounts for a greater proportion of injuries than the frequently assessed licensed premises location. Further research is required to validate these findings in a wider setting. Relevance to clinical practice: A public health campaign is required to minimise harm associated with alcohol-related injuries in the home, and nurses are positioned to inform health policy makers around this issue. Furthermore, emergency department nurses are in a unique position to provide brief interventions around safe alcohol consumption and injury prevention.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26(1-2), p. 157-169
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1365-2702
0962-1067
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 111003 Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care)
111005 Mental Health Nursing
111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 420501 Acute care
420504 Mental health nursing
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920409 Injury Control
920414 Substance Abuse
920209 Mental Health Services
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 200408 Injury prevention and control
200499 Public health (excl. specific population health) not elsewhere classified
200305 Mental health services
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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