Performance of the Hack's Impairment Index Score: A Novel Tool to Assess Impairment from Alcohol in Emergency Department Patients

Background Over 35 million alcohol‐impaired (AI) patients are cared for in emergency departments (EDs) annually. Emergency physicians are charged with ensuring AI patients’ safety by identifying resolution of alcohol‐induced impairment. The most common standard evaluation is an extemporized clinical...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Academic emergency medicine 2017-10, Vol.24 (10), p.1193-1203
Hauptverfasser:	Hack, Jason B., Goldlust, Eric J., Ferrante, Dennis, Zink, Brian J., Olson, James E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Alcohol use Alcoholic Intoxication - diagnosis Emergency medical care Emergency Service, Hospital Ethanol Female Humans Male Middle Aged Nursing Assessment - methods Predictive Value of Tests Retrospective Studies
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