The Blood Alcohol Concentration Testing Emergency Room Investigation Analysis Study: A 1-Year Review of Blood Alcohol Concentration Testing in an Emergency Department

Table 1

Trends in presenting complaints of patients with a positive BAC result (numbers add up to greater than 100% as patients had more than one presenting complaint).

Presenting complaint	Percentage
Deliberate self-poisoning (DSP)	29.1%
Suicidal ideation/attempt	14.8%
Deliberate self-harm (DSH)	8.4%
Depression	7.2%
Other psychiatric reasons	1.6%
Collapse	15.9%
Injury	14.9%
Unwellness	13.5%
Fall	7.4%
Head/neck injury	6.5%
Seizure	6.1%
Other	23%