Toolkit for alcohol-related presentations to the emergency department

Toolkit
by
META:PHI

Release Date

2024

Geography

Canada

Language of Resource

English

Full Text Available

Yes

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

No

Peer Reviewed

No

Findings/Key points

This toolkit was created for clinicians working in the emergency department (ED). These tools address the effective treatment of alcohol withdrawal, management of other alcohol-related presentations, brief counselling interventions, initiation of anti-craving medications, and referral to community resources.

Keywords

About prescribers
Alcohol
Clinical guidance
Hospitals
Transitions in care/treatment
Withdrawal
Wrap-around services