Blood alcohol measurements in the emergency department: who needs them?
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Simel, DL; Feussner, JR
Published in: Am J Public Health
November 1988
We surveyed North Carolina emergency physicians to determine current medical practices regarding the use of blood alcohol concentrations using a hypothetical scenario. Most physicians (88 per cent) would not have obtained blood alcohol concentrations in a patient who had alcohol on his breath but was coherent and cooperative. For marginally impaired patients, more liberal use of blood alcohol concentrations and explicit instructions to avoid driving while impaired might improve patient care and promote highway safety.
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Am J Public Health
DOI
ISSN
0090-0036
Publication Date
November 1988
Volume
78
Issue
11
Start / End Page
1478 / 1479
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Wrist Injuries
- United States
- Public Health
- Motivation
- Medical Staff, Hospital
- Male
- Jurisprudence
- Humans
- Ethanol
- Emergencies
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Simel, D. L., & Feussner, J. R. (1988). Blood alcohol measurements in the emergency department: who needs them? Am J Public Health, 78(11), 1478–1479. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.78.11.1478
Simel, D. L., and J. R. Feussner. “Blood alcohol measurements in the emergency department: who needs them?” Am J Public Health 78, no. 11 (November 1988): 1478–79. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.78.11.1478.
Simel DL, Feussner JR. Blood alcohol measurements in the emergency department: who needs them? Am J Public Health. 1988 Nov;78(11):1478–9.
Simel, D. L., and J. R. Feussner. “Blood alcohol measurements in the emergency department: who needs them?” Am J Public Health, vol. 78, no. 11, Nov. 1988, pp. 1478–79. Pubmed, doi:10.2105/ajph.78.11.1478.
Simel DL, Feussner JR. Blood alcohol measurements in the emergency department: who needs them? Am J Public Health. 1988 Nov;78(11):1478–1479.
Published In
Am J Public Health
DOI
ISSN
0090-0036
Publication Date
November 1988
Volume
78
Issue
11
Start / End Page
1478 / 1479
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Wrist Injuries
- United States
- Public Health
- Motivation
- Medical Staff, Hospital
- Male
- Jurisprudence
- Humans
- Ethanol
- Emergencies