Citation

Specht J, Singer AJ, Henry MC. J. Forensic Nurs. 2005; 1(1): 20-22.

Affiliation

Follow Up Program, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, International Association of Forensic Nurses, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17073050

Abstract

Emergency department medical records of adolescents presenting with a traumatic injury were screened daily by a designated follow up nurse for the presence of a precipitating historical event (such as an argument or a fight) in which anger or an uncontrolled temper resulted in self inflicted injury during 1998. The authors of this study conclude that anger or uncontrolled temper are responsible for a significant number of injuries in adolescents presenting to the ED. Measures to help adolescents control such reactions are warranted.

Language: en