TY - JOUR T1 - Munchausen syndrome presenting as major trauma. JF - Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine JO - Arch Emerg Med SP - 137 LP - 138 DO - 10.1136/emj.13.2.137 VL - 13 IS - 2 AU - S J Meek AU - J Kendall AU - P Cornelius AU - P A Younge Y1 - 1996/03/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/13/2/137.abstract N2 - The case is described of a man who feigned being struck by a vehicle, leading to an unnecessary major trauma response by the ambulance service and hospital. Suspicion that the patient suffered from Munchausen syndrome was confirmed by later investigation. Accident and emergency staff should file details of such patients on the department computer records system, where available, so that staff are alerted automatically to their presence, and share this information with neighbouring hospitals. All such patients should be treated according to ATLS guidelines until injury is ruled out, as for any other patient. ER -