The feasibility of alcohol interventions in accident and emergency departments (original) (raw)

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[ Bev John ](/insight/search?q=Bev John) (Addiction Research Unit, Lansdowne Hospital, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, Cardiff CF1 8UL)

[ Tina Alwyn ](/insight/search?q=Tina Alwyn) (Addiction Research Unit, Lansdowne Hospital, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, Cardiff CF1 8UL)

[ Ray Hodgson ](/insight/search?q=Ray Hodgson) (Addiction Research Unit, Lansdowne Hospital, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, Cardiff CF1 8UL)

[ Alyson Smith ](/insight/search?q=Alyson Smith) (Addiction Research Unit, Lansdowne Hospital, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, Cardiff CF1 8UL)

Abstract

Doctors and nurses in three accident & emergency (A&E) departments were interviewed about the feasibility of screening for hazardous drinking as well as the provision of minimal or brief interventions. They were also asked about a more comprehensive approach to alcohol‐related problems that would involve liaising with other services. The feasibility of a comprehensive approach to excessive alcohol consumption is considered. Quantitative data revealed that computerised A&E records did not accurately portray the prevalence of alcohol‐related attendance.

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[John, B.](/insight/search?q=Bev John "Bev John"), [Alwyn, T.](/insight/search?q=Tina Alwyn "Tina Alwyn"), [Hodgson, R.](/insight/search?q=Ray Hodgson "Ray Hodgson"), [Smith, A.](/insight/search?q=Alyson Smith "Alyson Smith") and [Waller, S.](/insight/search?q=Seta Waller "Seta Waller") (2002), "The feasibility of alcohol interventions in accident and emergency departments", Drugs and Alcohol Today, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 8-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/17459265200200011

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