Community Wound Care Program Within a Syringe Exchange Program: Chicago, 2018–2019

Community Wound Care Program Within a Syringe Exchange Program: Chicago, 2018–2019

People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk for developing wounds in addition to skin and soft tissue infections. The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, College of Medicine, and School of Public Health collaborated to establish a medical clinic serving PWID attending a Ch...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of public health (1971) 2020-08, Vol.110 (8), p.1211-1213
Hauptverfasser: Huyck, Michael, Mayer, Stockton, Messmer, Sarah, Yingling, Charles
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abscesses
AJPH Practice
Community Health
Debridement
Drug abuse
Drugs
Emergency medical care
Exchanging
Health Service Delivery
Heroin
Intervention
Medical referrals
Medicine
Needle exchange programs
Nursing
Population
Public health
Quality improvement
Soft tissues
Substance abuse treatment
Urban Health
Wound healing
Wounds
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Zusammenfassung:People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk for developing wounds in addition to skin and soft tissue infections. The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, College of Medicine, and School of Public Health collaborated to establish a medical clinic serving PWID attending a Chicago syringe exchange program. A wound care program was implemented to improve clinicians’ competence. During October 2018 to August 2019, 24% of all encounters were related to wound complaints.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2020.305681