@article{ref1,
title="The basics of alcohol screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment in the emergency department",
journal="Western journal of emergency medicine",
year="2007",
author="Vaca, Federico E. and Winn, Diane G.",
volume="8",
number="3",
pages="88-92",
abstract="Nearly eight million emergency department (ED) visits are attributed to alcohol every year in the United States. A substantial proportion is due to trauma. In 2005, 16,885 people were killed as a result of alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes. Patients with alcohol-use problems (AUPs) are not only more likely to drive after drinking but are also at greater risk for serious alcohol-related illness and injury. Emergency departments have an important and unique opportunity to identify these patients and intervene during the &quot;teachable moment&quot; of an ED visit. The American College of Emergency Physicians, Emergency Nurses Association, American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma, American Public Health Association, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, have identified Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) as a pivotal injury- and illness-prevention strategy to improve the health and well-being of ED patients. We provide a general overview of the basis and need for integrating SBIRT into EDs. Models of SBIRT, as well as benefits and challenges to its implementation, are also discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1936-900X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}