Paramedics treating more young women for alcohol intoxication than men
June 23, 2017 by Lily Nothling, The Conversation
More young people are needing emergency assistance for alcohol intoxication than in previous years, new data from Western Australia show.
The state-wide ambulance figures show ambulance call-out rates are on the rise in the state, with young women requiring more urgent medical assistance for alcohol intoxication than young men.
The figures were released this week by St John Ambulance WA and the McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol. There were 247 ambulance requests for young women aged 13 to 18 in 2016, compared to 212 alcohol intoxication call-outs for men of the same age.
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