Analysis of the ethylalcohol prevalence in necropsies performed in the Institute of Forensic Medicine of Belo Horizonte in the period between 2006 and 2012.

Objetivo: analisar a rela??o alcoolemia/mortes por causas externas e o perfil das v?timas necropsiadas no Instituto M?dico Legal de Belo Horizonte-MG, no per?odo de 2006 a 2012. M?todos: trata-se de um estudo do tipo transversal que avaliou 40.839 laudos m?dicos de indiv?duos v?timas de morte violenta necropsiados no IML-BH entre 2006 e 2012. Resultado: o perfil sociodemogr?fico das v?timas deste estudo foram indiv?duos do sexo masculino, entre 18 e 29 anos, n?o brancos, solteiros, naturais e procedentes de outras localidades que n?o BH. Em rela??o ao exame do teor alco?lico e ao exame toxicol?gico, 28,7 e 49%, respectivamente, tiveram resultados positivos. Como principais causas de morte, em quase metade dos indiv?duos a morte estava a esclarecer/ n?o consta/n?o informado, seguido de suspeita de homic?dio, acidente e suic?dio, todos com maiores valores relativos no grupo de alcoolemia positiva. Conclus?o: o perfil sociodemogr?fico tanto do total das necropsias quanto dos indiv?duos com alcoolemia positiva foi: homens, n?o brancos, adultos jovens, que vivem sozinhos, estabelecendo- -se, portanto, um perfil de risco. Entretanto, no grupo alcoolemia positiva os valores percentuais de indiv?duos com o perfil de risco e que sofreram mortes por homic?dio e acidente foram maiores.Purpose: To analyze the relationship alcohol level/ external causes of death and the profile of victims necropsied in the Institute of Forensic Medicine of Belo Horizonte ? MG (IML ? BH), in the period of time from 2006 to 2012. Methods: In a crosssectional study, 40,839 medical reports of violent death victims, necropsied in the IML ? BH from 2006 to 2012 were evaluated. Results: The sociodemographic profile of the victims involved in this study was: Male individuals, age from 18 to 29, nonwhites, single, not born and/or not originating from Belo Horizonte. Regarding the blood alcohol level and the toxicology exams, 28.7% and 49% respectively, had positive results. As main causes of death, almost half the individuals were categorized as undetermined/not stated/not informed, followed by suspicion of homicide, accident and suicide, all of which presented relatively higher values in the positive blood alcohol level group. Conclusion: The sociodemographic profile of all analyzed necropsies, as of the necropsies of individuals tested positive for blood alcohol level was: Non-white male, who are young adults that live alone, establishing, therefore, a risk group. Although, in the positive blood alcohol level group, the percentual value of individuals inserted in the risk group, and that suffered deaths by homicide and accidents, was higher