An examination of the relationship between alcohol-related injury (ARI) and licensed premises

人们对急性酒精相关问题，尤其是伤害的兴趣越来越大。这些情况往往发生在年轻人身上，往往是醉酒或在不安全环境中饮酒的结果。澳大利亚在系统检查与酒精有关的伤害（ARIs）方面所做的工作很少。这项研究将检查ARIs，确定在当地医院出现此类问题的频率，记录受伤的性质、受伤人员的细节和饮酒地点。将审查饮酒地点和饮酒环境的特点，特别是持牌场所的特点，以确定它们与ARIs的关系。然后，将与当地警察一起进行干预，以解决饮酒环境的条件，目的是减少酒精中毒和其他与酒精有关的问题，这些问题是由有执照的场所引起的。干预将成为随机对照试验的一部分，在该试验中，通过每月警方数据确定为热点的持牌场所要么接受干预，要么作为对照。在接下来的一个月里，对照组接受干预（交叉设计）。干预行动由黄金海岸警方于一九九八年设立，涉及警察、消防及酒牌人员进行现场视察，并采取规定的行动。据推测，与未接受干预的房屋相比，这一行动应导致接受干预的房屋产生的ARIs水平下降。这是一个跨部门合作项目，旨在通过警察、卫生部门和许可证持有者的共同努力改善社区安全。

There is growing interest in acute alcohol-related problems, and especially injuries. These are often experienced by young people, frequently as a consequence of intoxication or drinking in unsafe settings. Little work has been undertaken in Australia to systematically examined alcohol-related injuries (ARIs). This study will examine ARIs, identify the frequency with which such problems present to a local hospital, record the nature of the injuries, details of the person sustaining it, and the drinking location. Characteristics of drinking locations and drinking settings, in particular licensed premises, will be examined to determine their association with ARIs. Then an intervention will be undertaken in conjunction with local police, to address the conditions of the drinking environment with the aim of reducing ARIs and other alcohol-related problems stemming from licensed premises. The intervention will form part of a randomised controlled trial where licensed premises, identified through monthly police data as hot spots, receive either an intervention or act as a control. In the following month, controls receive the intervention (a cross-over design). The intervention was established in 1998 by Gold Coast police and involves police, fire and liquor licensing officers undertaking an on-site inspection and taking prescribed actions. It is hypothesised that this action should result in a decreased level of ARIs being generated from premises which receive the intervention, compared to those that do not. This is an intersectoral, collaborative project aimed at improving community safety through a concerted effort by police, health and the licensees.