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Incidence and Evaluation of Cases of Cannabis Use among Injured Patients Admitted to Al-Azhar University Emergency Hospitals in Cairo

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Background: Trauma remains the leading cause of death among young adults, excessive alcohol and drug consumption are not only significant contributors to this epidemic, but are also independent predictors of injury recidivism (repeated trauma). Patients and Methods: In the present study five hundred injured patients with different types of injuries were randomly selected from Al-Azhar University Emergency Hospital. Trauma sheet was done for every patient. Ten ml urine was obtained from each patient at the time of admission and before receiving any kind of treatment whether medical or surgical. Then, toxicological screening was done for every patient by using D-THC-123626(one step Drug of Abuse rapid test) is a uni drug panel Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) test. Results: Toxicological screening of urine samples of the studied injured patients for drug of abuse revealed that the overall prevalence of positive screen was 84.2 % of the total injured patients.

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Trauma, substance of abuse, urine screening

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Sherif Fahmy, Ibrahim Nour, Mohammed Khedr, Abd El-Fattah Morsi,

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Abd El-Rahman Mohammed

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Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University

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71

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7

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1636

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2018-04-01

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2018-03-20

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2018-04-01

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3,626

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3,633

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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EJHM_Volume 71_Issue 7_Pages 3626-3633.pdf

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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Incidence and Evaluation of Cases of Cannabis Use among Injured Patients Admitted to Al-Azhar University Emergency Hospitals in Cairo

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22 Jan 2023