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Healthcare professionals' perceptions of alcohol-intoxicated trauma patients: Implications for healthcare delivery at South Rand Hospital Emergency Department

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 55 , issue 4, pages: 398–402

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2013.10874383

Author(s): BMI KabaleDepartment of Medicine, , L NkombuaDepartment of Family Medicine, , P MatthewsDepartment of Family Medicine, , BE OffiongDepartment of Family Medicine, ,

Keywords: perceptions, healthcare professionals, alcohol, intoxicated, assaulted, emergency department,

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Objectives: The objectives of this study were to explore healthcare professionals' (HCPs) perceptions about patients who had been assaulted, who consult under the influence of alcohol, and to make them aware of their attitudes towards these patients, with a view to improving their care.

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