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Emergency Department Charges for Evaluating Minimally Injured Alcohol-Impaired Drivers
Annals of Emergency Medicine, 08/06/09
Lee MH et al. – The presence of alcohol substantially increased charges and length of stay for ED evaluations of injured drivers discharged home, especially for patients who were triaged to non–critical care beds. The magnitudes are striking for this minimally injured population and represent an underreported burden of alcohol–impaired driving.
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