Patterns of ‘at home’ alcohol-related injury presentations to emergency departments – An integrative literature review

Bunker, N; Woods, C; Conway, J; Usher, K

Patterns of ‘at home’ alcohol-related injury presentations to emergency departments – An integrative literature review

Bunker, N Woods, C Conway, J Usher, K

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Citation:: Collegian, 2017, 24 (3), pp. 293 - 302
Issue Date:: 2017-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Bunker, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Woods, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Conway, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Usher, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9686-5003	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-06-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Collegian, 2017, 24 (3), pp. 293 - 302	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1322-7696	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/127790
dc.description.abstract	© 2016 Australian College of Nursing Ltd Introduction Alcohol abuse has significant personal and social impacts. Recent public health campaigns and media attention have drawn attention to the impact of excessive drinking and subsequent injury in public places. This overlooks that a significant proportion of alcohol-related injuries occur in or near the home. Aim The aim of this integrative review was to determine existing information about rates of emergency department (ED) presentations for alcohol-related injuries that occurred ‘at home’. A secondary objective was to compare ED presentations for alcohol-related injuries that occurred ‘at home’ with presentations for alcohol-related injuries that occurred at licensed venues. Method A search was conducted in: PubMed, CINAHL, and google scholar databases using the following search terms: “alcohol-related injury”; “alcohol-related injuries”; “emergency department”; and, “home”. Results 398 papers were located, 389 were excluded leaving nine papers that were included in the review. The review found that a large number of alcohol-related ED injury presentations originated at home (ranging from 10% to 49%) with licensed premises as the other most likely location. Conclusion In a majority of the studies, the incidence of alcohol-related injuries sustained at home was greater than at licensed venues. Alcohol-related injury presentations to EDs are an important area of study. Nurses need to be aware of the importance of collecting accurate demographic data associated with the location of alcohol-related injury to provide evidence to inform health promotion and social policy.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Collegian	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.colegn.2016.04.005	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.title	Patterns of ‘at home’ alcohol-related injury presentations to emergency departments – An integrative literature review	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	24	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	24	en_US

Abstract:

© 2016 Australian College of Nursing Ltd Introduction Alcohol abuse has significant personal and social impacts. Recent public health campaigns and media attention have drawn attention to the impact of excessive drinking and subsequent injury in public places. This overlooks that a significant proportion of alcohol-related injuries occur in or near the home. Aim The aim of this integrative review was to determine existing information about rates of emergency department (ED) presentations for alcohol-related injuries that occurred ‘at home’. A secondary objective was to compare ED presentations for alcohol-related injuries that occurred ‘at home’ with presentations for alcohol-related injuries that occurred at licensed venues. Method A search was conducted in: PubMed, CINAHL, and google scholar databases using the following search terms: “alcohol-related injury”; “alcohol-related injuries”; “emergency department”; and, “home”. Results 398 papers were located, 389 were excluded leaving nine papers that were included in the review. The review found that a large number of alcohol-related ED injury presentations originated at home (ranging from 10% to 49%) with licensed premises as the other most likely location. Conclusion In a majority of the studies, the incidence of alcohol-related injuries sustained at home was greater than at licensed venues. Alcohol-related injury presentations to EDs are an important area of study. Nurses need to be aware of the importance of collecting accurate demographic data associated with the location of alcohol-related injury to provide evidence to inform health promotion and social policy.

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