Alcohol Related Injuries in Yap

Ravia, Ayesha Adelbai (March 1999). "Alcohol Related Injuries in Yap" (PDF). Pacific Health Dialog. 6 (1): 52–56. ISSN 1015-7867.

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Abstract: An observational descriptive study was con- ducted to determine the number of alcohol related injuries seen at Yap State Hospital which would b e a baseline information for health education programs targeted to the people who use alcohol. The study reviewed all the injury reports made and filed at Yap State Hospital. Due to the type of study, several points should be noted when drawing any conclusions.

Review of injury report. This study looked only at injuries that were reported to Yap State Hospital through the filing of an injury report. It is likely that many injuries were not reported bath in Yap and the neighboring islands, either because injuries were less severe and the patient was not brought to the hospital, or the hospital was geographically inaccessible.

Most injuries that were reported were alcohol re- lated. The study shows that most of the injuries reported and seen at Yap State Hospital were alcohol related. Most of them were male within productive age group. Weloy and Rull were two municipalities that revealed the highest number of alcohol related injuries in respect to place the injury took place and the place of residence respectively.

Most cases that resulted in multiple injuries were alcohol related. The study shows that most cases of alcohol related injuries have multiple injuries or com- plaints compared to non-alcohol related injuries. Possi- ble explanation to that is that the alcohol related injuries might be more serious than non-alcohol related injuries. Therefore alcohol related injuries seem to require more medical attention than non-alcohol related injuries....