Emergency department outpatient treatment of alcohol-intoxicated bicyclists increases the cost of medical care in Japan

Riding a bicycle under the influence of alcohol is illegal in Japan. Nevertheless, intoxicated bicyclists are frequently treated at hospital emergency departments for bicycle-related injuries. This patient population usually requires more hospital resources, even for relatively minor injuries. There...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2017-03, Vol.12 (3), p.e0174408-e0174408
Hauptverfasser:	Homma, Yosuke, Yamauchi, Sunao, Mizobe, Michiko, Nakashima, Yoshiyuki, Takahashi, Jin, Funakoshi, Hiraku, Urayama, Kevin Y, Ohde, Sachiko, Takahashi, Osamu, Shiga, Takashi
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Traffic - economics Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Alcohol use Alcoholic beverages Alcoholic Intoxication - complications Alcoholism Alcohols Ambulatory Care - economics Bicycles Bicycling Bicycling - injuries Biology and Life Sciences Care and treatment Coma Computed tomography Cost analysis Costs Crashes Cyclists Data processing Economic aspects Emergency medical care Emergency medical services Emergency Service, Hospital - economics Epidemiology Ethanol - adverse effects Female Health aspects Health care facilities Health services Hospital emergency services Humans Injuries Injury prevention Injury Severity Score Intoxication Japan Laboratory tests Male Management Medical care Medical records Medical services Medicine and Health Sciences Middle Aged Motor vehicles Outpatients Physical Sciences Prevention Prospective Studies Regression analysis Research and Analysis Methods Social Sciences Tokyo Wounds Young Adult
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