Impairing Drugs and Alcohol as Risk Factors for Traumatic Injuries

Impairing Drugs and Alcohol as Risk Factors for Traumatic Injuries - a National Study on Injury Prevention

Impairing drugs and alcohol are major risk factors for traumatic injuries. Still there is to date little knowledge to what extent these factors affect the epidemiology of trauma. Detailed mapping of risk factors improve targeting and efficiency of primary injury prevention. The aim of this project is therefore to facilitate injury prevention through improved data collection and analysis on impairing drugs and alcohol as a contributing and modifiable factor in injury morbidity and mortality.

Study question: What is the toxicological profile among patients with suspected severe traumatic injury? Study design: a prospective population-based and national observational study will analyse toxicology from blood samples of all trauma admission during a 12 month study period.

Inclusion Criteria:

• admission to any Norwegian Trauma Hospital (n=37) AND trauma team activation, during study period

Exclusion Criteria:

• age
• foreign citizens