TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - Triage to the trauma center for defects in consciousness following injury: The role of ethanol abuse
JO  - Proceedings: Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine Annual Conference
A1  - Ross, S. E.
A1  - O'Malley, K. F.
A1  - Unkle, D. W.
A1  - Talucci, R. C.
SP  - 313
EP  - 318
VL  - 32
IS  - 
N2  - Ethanol abuse is a significant underlying factor in accidental injury. Discrimination of an altered sensorium due to ethanol intoxication from that following brain injury remains a clinical problem which consumes significant diagnostic and therapeutic efforts. Evaluation of the patient population treated after blunt injury at a level I regional trauma center revealed a 13 percent incidence of over-triage for suspected head injury, in individuals intoxicated with ethanol. Although this did not represent an overwhelming drain on the center's resources, it remains a substantial problem on a national basis.<p />
LA  - 
SN  - 1540-0344
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -