title: Patient charting. Turning a routine activity into an opportunity for injury prevention.
abstract: Injuries can be predicted and prevented. The first step in doing so is gathering data about who was injured and how. Because injury data is based on documentation in patients' medical charts, physicians play an important role in injury prevention. This article describes how to document all types of injuries, including those that are self-inflicted or caused by abuse.
authors.affiliation: Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McCollum
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seifert
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting / Q000941:ethics; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008910:Minnesota; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D014754:Violence / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*