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Table 44. Alcohol-Related Hospital Admissions in Young People Aged 15–24 Years byPrimary Diagnosis, New Zealand 2007–2011Primary DiagnosisNumber:Total2007−2011Number:AnnualAverageRate per100,000% ofAdmissionsMental and Behavioural DisordersAlcohol: Acute Intoxication 424 84.8 13.62 6.8Alcohol: Dependence 130 26.0 4.18 2.1Alcohol: Other Mental/Behavioural Disorders 153 30.6 4.91 2.5Schizophrenia 401 80.2 12.88 6.5Other Schizotypal and Delusional Disorders 274 54.8 8.80 4.4Bipolar Effective Disorder 117 23.4 3.76 1.9Depression/Other Mood Disorders 393 78.6 12.62 6.3Reaction to Stress/Adjustment Disorder 201 40.2 6.46 3.2Other Mental and Behavioural Disorders 332 66.4 10.66 5.3Gastrointestinal SystemGastritis/Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding 124 24.8 3.98 2.0Other Gastrointestinal Conditions 102 20.4 3.28 1.6Injury and PoisoningHead Injury 788 157.6 25.31 12.7Neck Injury 73 14.6 2.34 1.2Shoulder/Upper Arm Injuries 100 20.0 3.21 1.6Elbow/Forearm Injuries 290 58.0 9.32 4.7Wrist/Hand Injuries 335 67.0 10.76 5.4Lower Limb Injuries 321 64.2 10.31 5.2Poisoning* 731 146.2 23.48 11.8Toxic Effect of Alcohol 121 24.2 3.89 1.9Other Injuries 360 72.0 11.56 5.8All Other DiagnosesOther Conditions 440 88.0 14.13 7.1Total Alcohol-Related Admissions 6,210 1,242.0 199.48 100.0Source: Numerator: National Minimum Dataset; Denominator: Statistics NZ Estimated Resident Population(projected from 2007); Note: Admissions with any mention of alcohol in first 15 diagnostic codes or first 10external cause codes; Emergency Department cases removed; *Poisoning includes drugs, medicines, andbiological substancesNew Zealand Distribution by External Cause of InjuryIn New Zealand during 2007–2011, 59.3% of alcohol-related hospital admissions in youngpeople had an external cause of injury (e-code) recorded. Of all alcohol-relatedadmissions, 13.5% were associated with an episode of self-harm and 8.7% with anassault. A further 6.4% were for injuries sustained while the young person was theoccupant of a car, with the majority occurring as the result of a car colliding with astationary object, or overturning. Finally 8.3% were associated with a fall and 8.1% withinanimate mechanical forces (Table 45).Alcohol-Related Hospital Admissions - 229

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