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Blood alcohol measurements in the emergency department: who needs them?

Author(s) -

David L. Simel,

J. R. Feussner

Publication year - 1988

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.78.11.1478

Subject(s) - blood alcohol , alcohol , medicine , emergency department , emergency medicine , medical emergency , medical care , blood alcohol content , injury prevention , poison control , environmental health , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry

We surveyed North Carolina emergency physicians to determine current medical practices regarding the use of blood alcohol concentrations using a hypothetical scenario. Most physicians (88 per cent) would not have obtained blood alcohol concentrations in a patient who had alcohol on his breath but was coherent and cooperative. For marginally impaired patients, more liberal use of blood alcohol concentrations and explicit instructions to avoid driving while impaired might improve patient care and promote highway safety.

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