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Age and Alcohol in Accidental Fatalities: A Forensic Autopsy-Based Study in Nairobi

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Wangai Kiama, MMed

Department of Pathology Egerton University, Njoro (Kenya)

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DOI: 10.47772/IJRISS.2026.100500111

Subject Category: Medicine

Volume/Issue: 10/5 | Page No: 1580-1590

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Submitted: 2026-04-25

Accepted: 2026-04-30

Published: 2026-05-23

Abstract

Alcohol consumption is a major contributor to global injury-related mortality, particularly in accidental deaths such as road traffic injuries, falls, drowning, and burns. However, forensic evidence from low- and middle-income settings remains limited regarding the magnitude of alcohol involvement and its demographic distribution in fatal accidental injuries.

Keywords

Alcohol intoxication, age, accidental deaths, forensic toxicology

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