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Injury prevention: opportunities in the emergency department
Marlene D Melzer-Lange1, Mark R Zonfrillo, Michael A Gittelman
1Emergency Department Trauma Center, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, 9000 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA; Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Corporate Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, C550, 999 North 92nd Street, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
Abstract:
Because injury is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in young patients, emergency departments have a significant opportunity to provide injury-prevention interventions at a teachable moment. The emergency department has the ability to survey injuries in the community, use the hospital setting to screen patients, provide products, offer resources to assist families within this setting to change their risky behaviors, and connect families to community resources. With a thoughtful, collaborative approach, emergency departments are an excellent setting within which to promote injury prevention among patients and families.
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