@article{ref1,
title="The pedestrian trauma patient. Perspectives from a psychiatric consultation service",
journal="Psychosomatics",
year="1993",
author="Sporty, L. D. and Kliger, D. M.",
volume="34",
number="3",
pages="222-228",
abstract="The hospital course of adult pedestrians injured by automobiles and treated by a university trauma service over a 12-month period was reviewed to evaluate the prevalence, recognition, and intervention of substance use and suicidal behavior. The study showed that the pedestrian trauma patient had a dramatically high rate of substance use and a surprisingly low index of suspicion of suicide attempt by the treatment team as a cause of the accident. Appropriate intervention might greatly reduce the financial and human cost of trauma care, but awareness and identification of these risk factors must be taught first.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-3182",
doi="10.1016/S0033-3182(93)71883-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0033-3182(93)71883-6"
}