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Doc,

Many trauma patients are intoxicated with alcohol or drugs at the time  
of their injury. It is felt that this intoxication often is a  
contributing factor in their injury. It is also felt that if the  
frequency or degree of intoxication could be lessened, the chance of  
re-injury could also be lessened. Using a very short screening tool  
like CAGE is helpful because it requires only asking 4 simple  
questions and does not require any "intervention" skills on the part  
of the provider who asks the questions. (C = ever try to Cut back?, A  
= have you gotten Angry if friends or family have talked to you about  
your drinking/drug use?, G = have you felt guilty about your drinking/ 
drug use?, E = do you ever use an "eye opener" to get going in the  
day?).

Similar short screens exist for domestic violence and there are other  
screens for ETOH/drugs. Screening only makes sense if you can then  
offer an a more detailed interview and/or intervention by someone  
trained to do it safely.

Rob
On Jun 7, 2009, at 10:28 AM, Doc Holiday wrote:

>
> What is meant by "alcohol screening and intervention"?
>
> What is this in the context of a trauma centre? (Sounds like a  
> primary care concept to me - or am I missing something?)
>
> Does saying that someone "strives" for 80% indicate that there are  
> other numbers one could strive for?
>
> What happens and to whom does it happen if you strive for a number  
> and don't get there?
>
>
>
> Simply curious...
>
>> From: Ronald.Gross at baystatehealth.org
>> To: trauma-list at trauma.org
>> Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 08:17:55 -0400
>> Subject: RE: alcohol screening and intervention.
>>
>> Hey Doc Holiday,
>> HUH???? I'm not quite sure exactly what you are asking here.
>> Ron
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org 
>> ] On Behalf Of Doc Holiday
>> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 8:10 AM
>> To: .Trauma List
>> Subject: RE: alcohol screening and intervention.
>>
>>
>> From: SSherry at LHS.ORG
>>> And while I am on my soap box, exactly how many on this list take  
>>> the time and make the effort to actually do screening and  
>>> intervention?
>>
>>
>>
>> --> Can you explain what this is, please?
>>
>> And how it is related to soap boxes?
>>
>>
>>
>>> strive for 80% screening and intervention.
>>
>>
>>
>> --> And so, for whatever you will explain that this is, you have  
>> the option of deciding how much to "strive" for? Once you decide  
>> upon this, what happens if you do not make your "target"?
>>
>> Just curious as to what this is all about - I have no idea...
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