Online Resources for Trauma Centers

Below is a collection of online materials that may be useful for health care providers in trauma care settings.

Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Trauma Patients: COT Quick Guide (PDF)
A guide to help Level I and II trauma centers incorporate alcohol screening and brief intervention as part of routine trauma care.
Conference Proceedings on Alcohol- and Drug-Related Injuries
The Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care recently published a special issue of proceedings from a 2003 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conference, "Alcohol and Other Drug Problems Among Hospitalized Trauma Patients: Controlling Complications, Mortality, and Trauma Recidivism." Conference participants included trauma surgeons, advocates, substance-use treatment researchers, and government representatives. The site also includes articles on screening and brief interventions.
NIAAA Alcohol Alert on Brief Interventions
Published in July 2005, this Alcohol Alert from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism describes the value of brief interventions in a variety of settings.
NIAAA Alcohol Alert on Screening for Alcohol and Alcohol Related Problems
Published in April 2005, this Alcohol Alert from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism focuses on the use of routine alcohol screening in a variety of medical settings.
Uniform Policy Provision Laws (UPPL) Toolkit
Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems, a project of the George Washington University Medical Center, offers an online toolkit on Alcohol Exclusion Laws and Uniform Policy Provision Laws (UPPL), which can affect how SBIRT could be implemented in various states.
Effect of the Uniform Accident and Sickness Policy Provision Law on Alcohol Screening and Intervention in Trauma Centers
This Robert Wood Johnson research brief describes applicable Uniform Accident and Sickness Policy Provision Law (UPPL) laws in various states and their affect on patient and trauma care center finances.