Quarter of injured patients in EDs had been drinking

A quarter of an emergency department patients

New Zealand ranked second worst out of 28 countries in the study.
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The proportion of patients who had been treated was 15 percent higher than the previous year. 19659006] But New Zealand is still ranked second worst out of 28 countries in the study

Dr. Bridget Kool from the University of Auckland was part of the team of the New Zealand arm of the International Collaborative Alcohol and Injury Study. ] She told Morning Report the study looked at countries' alcohol policies and the prevalence of injuries.

She said the study found Sweden had the most robust alcohol policy and one of the lowest numbers of

"That sends a clear signal that robust alcohol policy has a positive impact on reducing injury presentations that are alcohol-related to ED."

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she said there was also cause for optimism in the road accident victims who had been drinking, and some signs of progress

(19659016) "There is currently no regulation around that."