Care of Bullet-related Injuries: A Cross-sectional Study of Instructions and Prescriptions Provided on Discharge from the Emergency Department

Introduction: There are more than 80,000 emergency department (ED) visits for non-fatal bullet-related injuries (BRI) per year in the United States. Approximately half of these patients are discharged home from the ED. Our objective in this study was to characterize the discharge instructions, presc...

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Main Authors: Jane M. Hayes, L.J. Punch, Kristen L. Mueller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2023-03-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7q52140t