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The Lancet

Volume 309, Issue 8020, 14 May 1977, Pages 1021-1023
The Lancet

DIAGNOSIS OF ALCOHOL INGESTION IN MILD HEAD INJURIES

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Abstract

42% of a consecutive series of patients with mild head injuries with concussion were found to have positive blood-alcohol tests. There were errors in the clinical diagnosis of alcohol ingestion among patients with both positive and negative blood-alcohols. Medicolegal questions have so dominated the problems of diagnosing alcohol ingestion as to prevent doctors considering its clinical importance. The value of a laboratory test giving an immediate reading is emphasised.

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