1. Alcohol Alert-Accident Prevention
• By
• Dr.Ashok laddha
• MBBS, PGDC ,PGDD,
PGDEM, AFIH
• Diploma in Workplace
Health and safety. MBAHA(In –Progress

2. Alcohol Alert
• Drinking and Driving
A Fatal Combination

3. Facts about Road traffic accident
• 1.2 million people killed in road traffic
accident world wide
• 73% of all road traffic accident fatalities are
male
• Speed is the single most common traffic rule
violation is responsible for Road traffic
accident

4. Effect of Alcohol on Driving
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Impaired Brain Function
Poor JUDGEMENT
Increased Reaction Time
Lower Vigilance
Decreased Visual Perception

5. Effect of Drinking and Driving
• Irreconcilable conflict between alcohol and
safe driving
• The cost of conflict is very high
• Greater impact of Young Generation
• Drunken driving is the leading cause of death
and disability among young people

6. Indirect impact
Affect
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Seat belt wearing
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Helmet Use
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Speed Choice

7. Health Consequences of Alcohol
• Cancer –Upper respiratory Tract
--Colon
--Liver
--Rectum
--Breast
• Alcoholic liver disease
• Alcoholic Pancreatitis
• Fatal alcohol spectrum disorder-(ladies)

8. Chemical Breakdown of Alcohol
• Alcohol-----------acetaldehyde--------acetate-----
• ------water + carbon di-oxide

9. Carcinogenic Bi-product of Alcohol
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Acetaldehyde
Highly reacting oxygen molecule
Reactive Oxygen species (ROS)
Fatty acid ethyl esters

10. Effect Of Acetaldehyde
•Behavioral Effect
•In –co-ordination
•Memory Impairment
•Sleepiness
•Physiological Effect
•Low Blood Pressure
•Depresses Consciousness
•& Respiration

11. Effect on Medical Management
• Apart from Road accident, the presence of
alcohol in the body of road crash victim
adversely affect the
--Diagnosis
--Management
--Treatment of Injuries

12. Prevention
Prevention of Road Accident/others accidents
Through
Interventional Strategies

13. Take Home Message
Drinking Kills
Driving Skill
Say No To Alcohol--By
Dr.Ashok Laddha
Ex-CMO,WELSPUN HOSPITAL,SALAV