PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Andrew Gardner AU - Paa Kobina Forson AU - George Oduro AU - Doreen Djan AU - Kwame Ofori Adu AU - Kwasi Ofori-Anti AU - Ronald F Maio TI - Harmful alcohol use among injured adult patients presenting to a Ghanaian emergency department AID - 10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042104 DP - 2017 Feb 23 TA - Injury Prevention PG - injuryprev-2016-042104 4099 - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/early/2017/02/23/injuryprev-2016-042104.short 4100 - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/early/2017/02/23/injuryprev-2016-042104.full AB - We performed a nested convenience sample survey of harmful alcohol use among injured patients aged 18 years and older treated in the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (Kumasi, Ghana) emergency department (ED). Data from the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test, alcohol breath or saliva tests, patient demographics and injury characteristics were collected from an administered survey and medical chart review. A total of 403 subjects were surveyed, and 107 (27%; 95% CI 22 to 31) reported harmful alcohol use. High rates of harmful alcohol use were found among males (35%), acutely alcohol-positive subjects (55%), drivers (32%), pedestrians (35%) and assault victims (43%). A substantial proportion of injured patients reported harmful alcohol use. The data obtained support routine screening of injured patients presenting to Ghanaian EDs for harmful alcohol use.