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The Implications of Alcohol Intoxication and the Uniform Policy Provision Law on Trauma Centers; A National Trauma Data Bank Analysis of Minimally Injured Patients
Journal of Trauma, 02/11/09
O'Keeffe T et al. - A significant amount of trauma center costs are primarily attributable to alcohol use rather than injury severity or outcome. The financial costs associated with alcohol use and UPPL-related cost-shifting to trauma centers is a significant burden to trauma centers. UPPL laws that penalize trauma centers for identifying intoxicated patients should be repealed in states where they exist.
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