title: The assessment of the intoxicated patient: medical-legal issues.
authors.affiliation: Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: McLeod
mesh_terms: D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D009674:Nova Scotia; D016272:Occupational Health; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D012637:Security Measures; D014218:Triage