Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Learners in Emergency Medicine

Approximately 23% of Americans over age 12 have some level of hearing loss. 1 Emergency departments can reduce healthcare barriers for deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHoH) patients through improved patient-physician communication. DHoH students, once they become physicians, may provide one mechanism for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lisa M. Meeks, Alina Engelman, Alicia Booth, Michael Argenyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2018-10-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4f46j76w