ALCOHOL INTOXICATION AND SERUM OSMOLALITY

The relation between serum osmolality and blood-alcohol was studied prospectively in 565 acute trauma patients. The two measurements were closely correlated. It is therefore possible to estimate the blood- alcohol from serum osmolality to assist in the clinical management of acutely injured patients. /Author/

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  • Project sponsors are the Maryland Medical-Legal Foundation and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Washington, D.C.
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• Authors:
  • CHAMPION, H R
  • Baker, S P
  • Benner, C
  • Fisher, R
• Publication Date: 1975-6-28

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1402-04
• Serial:
  • The Lancet
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0140-6736
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01406736

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholism; Blood alcohol levels; Injuries; Intoxication; Patients
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00142009
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM