Is Screening for Suicidal Risk and Hazardous Drinking Possible in a Level 1 Trauma Center?

The aim of this study was to investigate if screening for suicide risk and hazardous drinking was possible at a Level 1 trauma center. 107 trauma patients were screened using the Risk for Suicide Questionnaire (RSQ) and Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT). Three questions from the AUDIT were compared to the full 10 question AUDIT to assess the use of a rapid screening tool to detect alcohol misuse among trauma patients. Results showed that the RSQ identified one case of deliberate self-injury and 3 cases with recurrent thoughts of suicide. Correlation between the AUDIT and AUDIT-3 was 0.904, (p