Citation

Vingilis ER, Larkin E, Stoduto G, Parkinson-Heyes A, McLellan B. Accid. Anal. Prev. 1996; 28(5): 637-645.

Affiliation

Population and Community Health Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8899045

Abstract

One-hundred-and-forty-nine motor vehicle collision trauma victims were interviewed one year after discharge from a Regional Trauma Unit. Follow-up data indicated major post trauma problems such depression, anxiety, family stress, financial problems and driving fears. Almost 40% reported drinking driving after the crash with a greater proportion of alcohol (blood alcohol content) positive drivers engaging in drinking driving than blood alcohol content negative drivers. Notably, almost 16% of the blood alcohol content positive and 13% of the blood alcohol content negative reported involvement in another crash in the year since discharge.