Alcohol use is associated with intracranial hemorrhage in older emergency department head trauma patients.

Alexander ZirulnikShan LiuMike WellsScott M AlterGabriella EngstromJoshua J SolanoLisa M ClaytonMark ReiterPatrick G HughesLara GoldsteinRichard D Shih

Published in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2024)

Alcohol use in older adult emergency department patients with head trauma is relatively common. Self-reported alcohol use appears to be associated with a higher risk of ICH in a dose-dependent fashion. Fall prevention strategies may need to consider alcohol mitigation as a modifiable risk factor.

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