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Judy Specht1, Adam J Singer, Mark C Henry
1Follow Up Program, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
Abstract:
Emergency department medical records of adolescents presenting with a traumatic injury were screened daily by a designated follow up nurse for the presence of a precipitating historical event (such as an argument or a fight) in which anger or an uncontrolled temper resulted in self inflicted injury during 1998. The authors of this study conclude that anger or uncontrolled temper are responsible for a significant number of injuries in adolescents presenting to the ED. Measures to help adolescents control such reactions are warranted.
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