Ratio of deaths from traffic accidents and alcohol, reported in the Chiclayo Morgue, 2019

El estudio determinó la relación entre muertes por accidente de tránsito y alcoholemia, reportados en la morgue de Chiclayo durante el 2019, para lo cual se tomó como muestra de estudio las muertes registradas por accidente de tránsito. Se obtuvo que la causa de muerte Accidental con 31.4%, el porcentaje de muertes por accidente de tránsito fue de 54.9%, de estos el 88.7% presentaron una alcoholemia positiva. Los niveles de alcoholemia que presentaron la mayor cantidad de casos fueron los niveles de ebriedad y ebriedad absoluta con 33.9% y 53.2% respectivamente; el sexo de mayor prevalencia fue el masculino con 85.5%. Se concluye que existe una relación entre el consumo de alcohol (alcoholemia) y las muertes por accidentes de tránsitoThe study determined the relationship between deaths due to traffic accidents and blood alcohol levels reported in the morgue of Chiclayo during 2019, for which the study sample was taken as a sample of registered deaths due to traffic accidents. It was obtained that the cause of death was Accidental with 31.4%, the percentage of deaths due to traffic accident was 54.9%, of these 88.7% presented a positive alcohol level. The alcohol levels that presented the highest number of cases were drunkenness and absolute drunkenness with 33.9% and 53.2% respectively; the sex with the highest prevalence was male with 85.5%. It is concluded that there is a relationship between alcohol consumption (BAC) and deaths due to traffic accident