Self-inflicted injuries in adolescents presenting to a suburban emergency department.
Emergency department medical records of adolescents presenting with a traumatic injury were screened daily by a designated follow up nurse for the presence of a precipitating historical event (such as an argument or a fight) in which anger or an uncontrolled temper resulted in self inflicted injury during 1998. The authors of this study conclude that anger or uncontrolled temper are responsible for a significant number of injuries in adolescents presenting to the ED. Measures to help adolescents control such reactions are warranted.
Specht
Judy
J
Follow Up Program, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
Singer
Adam J
AJ
Henry
Mark C
MC
D000293:Adolescent; D000786:Anger; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*