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. 1993 May-Jun;34(3):222-8.
doi: 10.1016/S0033-3182(93)71883-6.

The pedestrian trauma patient. Perspectives from a psychiatric consultation service

D M Kliger  1 , L D Sporty
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The pedestrian trauma patient. Perspectives from a psychiatric consultation service

D M Kliger et al. Psychosomatics. 1993 May-Jun.

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.

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  • Pedestrian trauma patients.
    Norwood AE, Brandt GT, Ursano RJ. Norwood AE, et al. Psychosomatics. 1994 Jan-Feb;35(1):98. doi: 10.1016/S0033-3182(94)71818-1. Psychosomatics. 1994. PMID: 8179688 No abstract available.

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