764 Cunningham et al. d VIOLENCE AND SUBSTANCE USE Violence and Substance Use among an Injured Emergency

Objectives: This study evaluated a sample of emergency department (ED) patients for history of violence and substance abuse. Methods: Injured patients (n 320) completed questionnaires (14 % refusal rate) during a visit to a Level 1 urban ED after an acute injury. Specific ques-tions were asked regarding whether the injury was related to acute violence (AV), whether there was past-year violence history (VH), including violence victimization and per-petration in both partner and nonpartner relationships, as well as any substance use in the past month and any substance-related consequences in the past year. Results: Fourteen percent of the participants presented with an AV-related injury, and 53 % reported VH. Most AV patients (89%) reported VH. No significant differences were foun