Screening Adolescent Trauma Patients for Substance Use at 10 Pediatric Trauma Centers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma recommends universal alcohol screening be part of the evaluation of admitted trauma patients. Yet, suboptimal screening rates have been reported for admitted adult and adolescent trauma patients. This lack of screening, in turn, has limited the ability of trauma services to provide patients with brief interventions during their hospital admission and subsequent referrals to treatment after discharge. The primary aim of this study was to examine current rates of alcohol and other drug screening with admitted injured adolescents across a national cohort of 10 pediatric trauma centers.

Methods

This retrospective observational study was nested within a larger adolescent screening, brief intervention, and referral to

SUBMITTER: Mello MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7682252 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov/Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature