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dc.contributor.authorAitken, C.
dc.contributor.authorKerr, T.
dc.contributor.authorHickman, M.
dc.contributor.authorStoove, M.
dc.contributor.authorHiggs, Peter
dc.contributor.authorDietze, P.
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-15T22:02:27Z
dc.date.available2017-03-15T22:02:27Z
dc.date.created2017-02-24T00:09:07Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationAitken, C. and Kerr, T. and Hickman, M. and Stoove, M. and Higgs, P. and Dietze, P. 2013. A cross-sectional study of emergency department visits by people who inject drugs. Emergency Medicine Journal. 30: pp. 421-422.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49109
dc.description.abstract

Background People who inject drugs (PWID) have worsehealth than non-injectors and are at heightened risk ofincidents that necessitate hospital emergencydepartment (ED) visits.Study objectives To describe ED visits by PWIDs inMelbourne, Australia, and compare reasons with thosegiven in Vancouver, Canada.Methods In 2008e2010, 688 Melbourne PWIDs wereinterviewed about their ED visits; these data werecontrasted with published data about ED visits by PWIDsin Vancouver.Results Participants reported 132 ED visits in themonth preceding interviewd27.3% drug-related,20.5% trauma-related (principally physical assault),13.6% for psychiatric problems. Melbourne PWIDs areless likely to attend ED for soft-tissue injuries, and morelikely to attend after physical assault than PWIDsin Vancouver.Conclusion PWID in Melbourne and Vancouver attendEDs for different reasons; information about PWID visitscan help EDs cater for them and provide insights forprevention.

dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Group
dc.titleA cross-sectional study of emergency department visits by people who inject drugs
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume30
dcterms.source.startPage421
dcterms.source.endPage422
dcterms.source.issn14720205
dcterms.source.titleEmergency Medicine Journal
curtin.departmentMonash University
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