Severe alcohol intoxication among Canadian Youth: A 2-year surveillance study

Purpose To obtain data on Canadian youth, aged 11 to 15 years, presenting to paediatric emergency departments, with severe alcohol intoxication and to describe demographics, presentations to hospital, concurrent substance use, comorbidities, and short-term outcomes of admission to emergency departments. Methods Between March 2013 and February 2015, through the established methodology of the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program, Canadian...