Hack’s Impairment Index (HII)
Provides a quantitative and standardized assessment of the degree of alcohol-induced impairment in emergency department patients.
Use this score to objectively track and monitor symptoms of impairment in patients who present to the Emergency Department with alcohol-induced impairment.
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Jason B Hack, MD is currently a professor of emergency medicine, Chief, Division of Medical Toxicology, Vice Chair of Research at East Carolina University, in Greenville, NC. He was awarded the University Emergency Medicine Foundation’s (UEMF) Mid-Career Academic Development Award for development and investigation of a novel alcohol intoxication assessment tool. Dr. Hack’s primary research is focused on alcohol intoxication and withdrawal, drug abuse, innovative approaches towards clinical issues, and medicinal and poisonous plants.