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LA BioMed Study Finds Intoxicated Trauma Patients Have Higher Survival Rates than Sober Ones

Published in Vaccine Weekly, November 18th, 2009

Trauma patients who were intoxicated before their injuries were more likely to survive than trauma patients who suffered similar injuries but were sober at the time, according to a study in the October issue of The American Surgeon that was conducted by researchers at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed).

The researchers surveyed 7,985 trauma patients of similar age and with similar injuries to determine if the consumption of alcohol prior to injury affected outcome. The study found 7 percent of the sober patients died compared to just 1 percent of the patients who had been drinking.

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-11-18)

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