TY - JOUR
T1 - Alcohol Interventions in Trauma Centers
T2 - Current Practice and Future Directions
AU - Gentilello, L. M.
AU - Donovan, D. M.
AU - Dunn, C. W.
AU - Rivara, F. P.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1995/10
Y1 - 1995/10
N2 - Nearly half of all trauma beds are occupied by patients who were injured while under the influence of alcohol. Alcoholism plays such a significant role in trauma that efforts to reduce injury recurrence are unlikely to be successful if it remains untreated. An injury requiring hospitalization creates a unique opportunity to intervene and to motivate patients to alter their drinking behavior, thereby making trauma centers ideal sites to implement an alcohol screening, intervention, and referral program. However, despite emphasis on injury control and prevention, little has been done to incorporate alcohol intervention programs into care of the injured patient. Effective means of intervention exist that are consistent with the time, financial, and staffing constraints of trauma centers, and they should be implemented. (JAMA. 1995;274:1043-1048).
AB - Nearly half of all trauma beds are occupied by patients who were injured while under the influence of alcohol. Alcoholism plays such a significant role in trauma that efforts to reduce injury recurrence are unlikely to be successful if it remains untreated. An injury requiring hospitalization creates a unique opportunity to intervene and to motivate patients to alter their drinking behavior, thereby making trauma centers ideal sites to implement an alcohol screening, intervention, and referral program. However, despite emphasis on injury control and prevention, little has been done to incorporate alcohol intervention programs into care of the injured patient. Effective means of intervention exist that are consistent with the time, financial, and staffing constraints of trauma centers, and they should be implemented. (JAMA. 1995;274:1043-1048).
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.1995.03530130049027
DO - 10.1001/jama.1995.03530130049027
M3 - Article
C2 - 7563455
AN - SCOPUS:0029059827
SN - 0098-7484
VL - 274
SP - 1043
EP - 1048
JO - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
IS - 13
ER -