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WOMEN, ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN FINLAND. WOMEN, ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND TRAFFIC. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 29-30, 1988, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN

Antti Penttilä, P J Karhenen, Jarmo Pikkarainen

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The study examined the involvement of alcohol and drugs in 497 female motor vehicle drivers involved in fatal motor vehicle accidents in Finland in 1975-1987. All the accidents were carefully examined and analyzed by specific investigation teams. The proportion of alcohol-related female drivers was 7.8% in the whole material. The time-related proportion was quite stable during the whole study period. In 6.3% of the drivers the involvement of alcohol but only in 0.2% that of drugs had been estimated to be a factor contributing significantly to an accident. Compared to males, the involvement of alcohol in female drivers seems to be of a minor problem in fatal crashes. However, many characteristics, especially those related to the actual event, were more alike between alcohol-related drivers than between alcohol-related and sober drivers.

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The study examined the involvement of alcohol and drugs in 497 female motor vehicle drivers involved in fatal motor vehicle accidents in Finland in 1975-1987. All the accidents were carefully examined and analyzed by specific investigation teams. The proportion of alcohol-related female drivers was 7.8% in the whole material. The time-related proportion was quite stable during the whole study period. In 6.3% of the drivers the involvement of alcohol but only in 0.2% that of drugs had been estimated to be a factor contributing significantly to an accident. Compared to males, the involvement of alcohol in female drivers seems to be of a minor problem in fatal crashes. However, many characteristics, especially those related to the actual event, were more alike between alcohol-related drivers than between alcohol-related and sober drivers.

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The study examined the involvement of alcohol and drugs in 497 female motor vehicle drivers involved in fatal motor vehicle accidents in Finland in 1975-1987. All the accidents were carefully examined and analyzed by specific investigation teams. The proportion of alcohol-related female drivers was 7.8% in the whole material. The time-related proportion was quite stable during the whole study period. In 6.3% of the drivers the involvement of alcohol but only in 0.2% that of drugs had been estimated to be a factor contributing significantly to an accident. Compared to males, the involvement of alcohol in female drivers seems to be of a minor problem in fatal crashes. However, many characteristics, especially those related to the actual event, were more alike between alcohol-related drivers than between alcohol-related and sober drivers.

Key concepts: Alcohol, Human factors and ergonomics, Injury prevention, Environmental health, Occupational safety and health, Poison control, Suicide prevention, Driving under the influence

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WOMEN, ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN FINLAND. WOMEN, ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND TRAFFIC. PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP SEPTEMBER 29-30, 1988, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — Research Paper | ScholarLens