TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - The pedestrian trauma patient. Perspectives from a psychiatric consultation service
JO  - Psychosomatics
A1  - Sporty, L. D.
A1  - Kliger, D. M.
SP  - 222
EP  - 228
VL  - 34
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-3182
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0033-3182(93)71883-6
ID  - ref1
ER  -