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Prevalence Of Alcohol In Patients Admitted To The Emergency Department Of The Yaounde Emergency Center

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Authors: Sah Victorien1, Mbipeh Emmanuel1, Mvogo Guy.D2, Yinyang Jacques2, Ndjengue Nson Louis S3, Atangana Bertin .M3, Adiogo Dieudonné4. Paper Title: Prevalence Of Alcohol In Patients Admitted To The Emergency Department Of The Yaounde Emergency Center

IQ Research Journal of IQ res. j. (2022)1(7): pp 01-12. Vol. 001, Issue 007, 07-2022, pp. 01690-01702

Received: 20 07, 2022; Accepted: 28 07, 2022; Published: 30 07, 2022

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Background We evaluated the prevalence of alcoholism among patients admitted to the emergency department of the Yaoundé Emergency Center. We took into account the sociodemographic data and the blood alcohol levels of all patients admitted, without distinction of the reason for admission.

Methods This descriptive study took place in the emergency unit of the Yaoundé Emergency Centre, the largest in the city. The patients who were admitted, conscious and voluntary, were subjected to a brief questionnaire establishing sex, age, marital status and profession; then they blew each one in the ethyl meter (Alco meter CA 3000), through a single-use mouthpiece. The BAC value displayed on the meter was immediately recorded.

Results 157 male and female patients, with an average age of 40.37 ± 16.32, took part in the study; the average BAC was around 0.169 ± 0.136 (~0.46g/L), and the prevalence of alcoholism was 69.43%; young men, mostly truck drivers, in the 26 to 35 age group had the highest BAC, contributing strongly to the prevalence of acute alcohol intoxication.

Conclusion: 69.43% of the patients in the CURY are victims of conditions related to alcohol abuse, and the most concerned are vehicle drivers. We have worked on conscious people, but the effects of alcohol go beyond these people, as cases of death unfortunately occur very often.

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