2024
The Circumstances Surrounding Fatal Pediatric Opioid Poisonings, 2004-2020.
Gaither J, McCollum S, Bechtel K, Leventhal J, Mintz S. The Circumstances Surrounding Fatal Pediatric Opioid Poisonings, 2004-2020. Pediatrics 2024, 154 PMID: 39484873, PMCID: PMC11528886, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-067043n.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild's own homeOpioid poisoningOwn homeHistory of maltreatmentSubstance use/abuseAge groupsDied of homicidePrimary caregiversYears of ageOpioid prescribingChildren 0Opioid fatalitiesHousehold factorsPrescription opioidsSubstance useChild maltreatmentCaregiversDecedentsReporting SystemIllicit fentanylMaltreatmentChildrenFatal opioid poisoningsAgeHome
2023
Spotlighting the imbalance: Gender disparities among speakers and awardees at pediatric emergency medicine conferences
Reichard K, Levine D, Reed J, Barrick‐Groskopf L, Bechtel K, Cooper G, Hall J, White M, Langhan M. Spotlighting the imbalance: Gender disparities among speakers and awardees at pediatric emergency medicine conferences. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 1138-1143. PMID: 37550843, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14786.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Nonaccidental Injury in Pediatric Patients: Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment
Tiyyagura G, Beucher M, Bechtel K. Nonaccidental Injury in Pediatric Patients: Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice 2017, 14: 1-32. PMID: 28665574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBurnsChildChild AbuseChild, PreschoolContusionsCraniocerebral TraumaDiagnosis, DifferentialEmergency Medical ServicesEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleFractures, BoneGuidelines as TopicHumansInfantIntensive Care Units, PediatricMaleMandatory ReportingPhysical ExaminationPhysician's RolePractice Patterns, Physicians'Retinal HemorrhageUnited StatesWounds and Injuries
2016
Drugs, guns and cars: how far we have come to improve safety in the United States; yet we still have far to go
Dodington J, Violano P, Baum CR, Bechtel K. Drugs, guns and cars: how far we have come to improve safety in the United States; yet we still have far to go. Pediatric Research 2016, 81: 227-232. PMID: 27673424, DOI: 10.1038/pr.2016.193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoison Prevention Packaging ActMotor vehicle crashesInjury preventionPrevention researchVehicle crashesInjury prevention researchOpioid overdose preventionPublic health approachChild passenger safetySignificant reductionInjury morbidityUnintentional injuriesLeading causeOpiate overdosesFirearm injuriesOverdose preventionInjury dataInjuryHealth approachMajor causeYoung adultsDriver’s license lawChild passenger safety lawsPreventionAdolescents
2015
Barriers and Facilitators to Detecting Child Abuse and Neglect in General Emergency Departments
Tiyyagura G, Gawel M, Koziel JR, Asnes A, Bechtel K. Barriers and Facilitators to Detecting Child Abuse and Neglect in General Emergency Departments. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 66: 447-454. PMID: 26231409, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild abuseRecognizing Victims of Human Trafficking in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Becker HJ, Bechtel K. Recognizing Victims of Human Trafficking in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2015, 31: 144-147. PMID: 25651385, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000357.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
Bechtel K. Sudden Unexpected Infant Death. Pediatric Emergency Care 2012, 28: 1085-1089. PMID: 23034500, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31826d1e9a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden unexpected infant deathSudden infant death syndromeInfant death syndromeUnexpected infant deathEmergency departmentInfant deathDeath syndromeInterviews of caregiversChild death review teamsLocal medical examinersObvious causeED practitionersFatal child abuseED guidelinesCompassionate mannerMedical examinersDeathSyndromeReview teamCauseChild abuseInfants
2002
Abuse or not abuse: That is the question
ISAACMAN D, POIRIER M, BAXTER A, BECHTEL K, PIERCE M. Abuse or not abuse: That is the question. Pediatric Emergency Care 2002, 18: 203-208. PMID: 12066010, DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200206000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research