RT Book, Section
A1 Wilson, Alison
A1 Marshalek, Patrick
A2 Moore, Ernest E.
A2 Feliciano, David V.
A2 Mattox, Kenneth L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1141190643
T1 Alcohol and Drugs
T2 Trauma, 8e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071847292
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141190643
RD 2024/04/19
AB Trauma  surgeons  are  very  likely  to  interact  with  patients  suffering  from  a  wide  variety  of  substance  use  disorders.  It  is  important  that  providers  are  familiar  with  the  various  states  of  intoxication  and  withdrawal  and  the  management  of  these  states.  If  not  for  the  traumatic  event,  this  patient  population  often  would  not  have  presented  to  a  hospital  and  may  have  little  to  no  interest  in  recommendations  related  to  treatment  of  the  substance  use  disorder.  This  leads  to  challenges  faced  by  trauma  centers  that  are  mandated  to  identify  and  address  these  problems.  Just  like  the  nature  and  extent  of  traumatic  injuries  can  vary  widely,  the  same  is  true  for  the  nature  and  extent  of  sequelae  related  to  drugs  and  alcohol.  The  spectrum  can  range  from  a  young  patient  intoxicated  and  injured  during  their  first  use  of  “bath  salts”  to  the  patient  involved  in  an  alcohol  related  motor  vehicle  collision  who  develops  complications  related  to  alcohol  withdrawal  after  admission.