The influence of cognitive and affective components of the sentinel event on alcohol use following a brief intervention with trauma patients

Abstract

From 2006 to 2014, emergency department (ED) visits attributed to hazardous alcohol use increased by nearly 50% in the United States (White et al., 2018). Research indicates that drinking increases the risk of injury, particularly among those who engage in periodic binge drinking (Watt et al., 2004). Moreover, patients admitted to the ED for an injury associated with alcohol consumption are more likely to be readmitted to the ED for a subsequent alcohol-related incident (Minassian et al., 2013). Injury events associated with alcohol use