AGE, ALCOHOL AND VIOLENT DEATH: A POSTMORTEM STUDY

A detailed examination of the files of the medical examiner's office of Erie County, New York, for 1973-1983 inclusive was conducted with respect to cause of death, age of victim and presence of alcohol in the blood at time of death. In 48.6% of the traffic accidents the victim had been drinking compared with 38.9% miscellaneous accidents (e.g., drowning, falling), 45.2% homicides and 35.4% suicides. Among those aged 15-19, 42.7% of these violent deaths were alcohol related compared with 51.1% of those aged 20-24, 48.6% of those 25-34, 49.1% of those 35-44 and 47.2% of those 45-54. The data indicate that alcohol is involved to a considerable extent in all major categories of violent death for all age cohorts especially for traffic accident victims aged 35 and under.

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  Rutgers University, New Brunswick

  Center of Alcohol Studies
  New Brunswick, NJ  United States  08903
• Authors:
  • Abel, E L
  • Zeidenberg, P
• Publication Date: 1985-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 228-231
• Serial:
  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol
  • Volume: 46
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  • ISSN: 0096-882X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Alcoholic beverages; Autopsies; Crash victims; Fatalities; Traffic crashes; Violent crimes
• Old TRIS Terms: Post mortem
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450654
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 918
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM