Mortality in Cases of Acute Alcohol Intoxication in Children: A 10-Year Retrospective Study of the Moscow Region, Russia.

Semyon S Plis Olesya V Veselkina Vladimir A Klevno Vasiliy V Vlassov

Published in: The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology (2022)

A systematic study of alcohol in forensic autopsy shows that the number of children who die with alcohol intoxication is high. Teenagers are the predominant age group experiencing alcohol intoxication. In our opinion, an alcohol blood test should be performed in all suspicious cases, especially in teenagers.

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
young adults
liver failure
cardiovascular disease
intensive care unit
type diabetes
cardiovascular events
coronary artery disease
hepatitis b virus
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation