Triage to the trauma centre for defects in consciousness following injury : the role of ethanol abuse.

Author(s)
Ross, S.E. O'Malley, K.E. Unkle, D.W. & Talucci, R.C.
Year
Abstract

Ethanol abuse is a significant underlying factor in accidental injury. Discrimination of an altered sensorium due to ethanol intoxication from that following brain injury remains a clinical problem which consumes significant diagnostic and therapeutic efforts. Evaluation of the patient population treated after blunt injury at a Trauma Centre revealed a 13 per cent incidence of overtriage for suspected head injury, in individuals intoxicated with ethanol.

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B 27522 (In: B 27501 S) /83 / IRRD 817061
Source

In: Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine AAAM, Seattle, Washington, September 12-14, 1988, p. 313-318, 15 ref.

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