Retrospective evaluation of cases applied to the emergency department and WHO detected ETHYL alcohol in their examinations

Aim: In the study, it was aimed to contribute to the literature by evaluating the health problems caused by alcohol use in terms of forensic toxicology among the cases who applied to the emergency service in Malatya and found ethyl alcohol in their examinations. Material and Method: Among the patients who applied to the Inonu University Faculty of Medicine Turgut Özal Medical Center Emergency Service between 01.01.2016 and 31.12.2020, the cases with an ethyl alcohol measurement result of 10 mg/dl and above were determined by age, gender, date of admission, reason for admission, alcohol values, Whether it was life-threatening or not and hourly alcohol change rates were evaluated. Obtained data were analyzed with IBM SPSS 26.00. Results: 712 cases were analyzed. 88.9% of the cases were male, 11.1% were female and the mean age was 36.3483 (ss: 13,288; min: 11- max: 79). Occurred 21.5% were traffic accidents, 35.4% found ethyl alcohol between 10-49 mg/dl, 15% was life-threatening, and the highest alcohol average was 217.6 mg/dl. In cases with psychiatric disorders, the average hourly low amount of ethyl alcohol was found to be 23.3 mg/dl in men and 23.2 mg/dl in women. Conclusion: The health problems, forensic incidents and injuries caused by the cases who applied to the emergency service as a result of alcohol use were revealed and their relations with the amount of ethyl alcohol detected were examined. Keywords: Ethyl Alcohol, Forensic Medicine, Forensic Toxicology