Australia Day is one of the worst days of the year for hospital admissions due to alcohol related harm, a new study from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine has found.
One in 7 patients presenting at hospital emergency departments on Australia Day were there due to alcohol related harm which is an indication of the kind of alcohol misuse that takes place on the day and other holidays.
The survey found that as of 11pm on Tuesday, Australia Day, 15 per cent of patients across 100 emergency departments were there as a result of alcohol harm.
On an average weeknight, the figure is closer to 8 per cent and on an average weekend, around 14 per cent.