Table 3.
Presence of alcohol, pharmaceutical drugs, and illicit drugs in relation to sex among drowning deaths in Sweden (1992–2009)
| Male N (%) | Female N (%) | Total N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Blood alcohol |
||||||
| Negative* |
1756 |
(58) |
965 |
(72) |
2721/4377 |
(62) |
| Positive |
1285 |
(42) |
371 |
(28) |
1656/4377 |
(38) |
|
BAC (g/l) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 0.2-0.4 |
111 |
(9) |
46 |
(12) |
157 |
(9) |
| 0.5-0.9 |
116 |
(9) |
58 |
(16) |
174 |
(11) |
| 1.0–1.4 |
137 |
(11) |
53 |
(14) |
190 |
(11) |
| 1.5–1.9 |
244 |
(19) |
71 |
(19) |
315 |
(19) |
| 2.0–2.4 |
273 |
(21) |
55 |
(15) |
328 |
(20) |
| 2.5–2.9 |
254 |
(20) |
54 |
(14) |
308 |
(19) |
| 3.0–3.4 |
103 |
(8) |
19 |
(5) |
122 |
(7) |
| ≥3.5 |
47 |
(4) |
15 |
(4) |
62 |
(4) |
|
Not tested |
287/3041 |
(9) |
151/1336 |
(11) |
435/4812 |
(9) |
|
Pharmaceutical |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Negative |
1949/2863 |
(68) |
477/1318 |
(36) |
2426/4181 |
(58) |
| Positive |
914/2863 |
(32) |
841/1318 |
(64) |
1755/4181 |
(42) |
| Benzodiazepines |
384/2863 |
(13) |
507/1318 |
(38) |
891/4181 |
(21) |
| Opiates |
241/2863 |
(8) |
229/1318 |
(17) |
470/4181 |
(11) |
| Antidepressant |
410/2863 |
(14) |
452/1318 |
(34) |
612/4181 |
(15) |
| Neuroleptica |
173/2863 |
(6) |
165/1318 |
(13) |
338/4181 |
(8) |
| Antiepileptic |
53/2863 |
(2) |
28/1318 |
(2) |
81/4181 |
(2) |
|
Not tested |
462/3325 |
(14) |
169/1487 |
(11) |
631/4812 |
(13) |
|
Illicit drugs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Negative |
577/650 |
(89) |
195/204 |
(96) |
772/854 |
(90) |
| Positive |
73/650 |
(11) |
9/204 |
(4) |
82/854 |
(10) |
| Not tested | 2675/3325 | (80) | 1283/1487 | (86) | 3958/4812 | (82) |
* BAC below < 0.2 ‰ was considered to be negative since alcohol level can raise due to decomposition process.