2023
Frequency of injuries in a voluntary program evaluating young children exposed to intimate partner violence
Tiyyagura G, Leventhal J, Crawley D, Asnes A. Frequency of injuries in a voluntary program evaluating young children exposed to intimate partner violence. Child Abuse & Neglect 2023, 144: 106385. PMID: 37541095, PMCID: PMC10529266, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIPV-exposed childrenFrequency of injuriesIntimate partner violenceIPV exposureProspective observational studyMulti-center studyDetectable injuryAbusive injuriesClinical guidelinesObservational studyIntracranial findingsPartner violenceHigh riskStudy of childrenCutaneous injuryInjuryRoutine evaluationAmerican womenYoung childrenChildrenTrue frequencyPhysical child abusePhysical abuseCPS investigatorsIPV events
2020
Child Protection Team Consultation for Injuries Potentially Due to Child Abuse in Community Emergency Departments
Tiyyagura G, Emerson B, Gaither JR, Bechtel K, Leventhal JM, Becker H, Della Guistina K, Balga T, Mackenzie B, Shum M, Shapiro ED, Auerbach M, McVaney C, Morrell P, Asnes AG. Child Protection Team Consultation for Injuries Potentially Due to Child Abuse in Community Emergency Departments. Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 28: 70-81. PMID: 32931628, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity emergency departmentsHigh-risk injuriesChild protection teamSkeletal surveyChild protective servicesEmergency departmentClinical pathway implementationHospital child protection teamInitiation of interventionsStudy-Act approachDetection of abuseChild abuse expertsAbusive injuriesPathway implementationProvider trainingEmergency careInjuryTeam consultationInfantsMonthsProtection teamStatistical process control chartsInterventionSuch interventionsConsultation
2019
Early Involvement of the Child Protection Team in the Care of Injured Infants in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Powers E, Tiyyagura G, Asnes AG, Leventhal JM, Moles R, Christison-Lagay E, Groisberg S, Auerbach M. Early Involvement of the Child Protection Team in the Care of Injured Infants in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2019, 56: 592-600. PMID: 30879856, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.01.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild protection teamPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentClinical pathwayProtection teamEvaluation of infantsEarly involvementMonths of ageInfant morbidityAbusive injuriesSignificant causeDiagnostic testingInjuryInfantsPrivate insuranceSocioeconomic disparitiesChild protective servicesEarly detectionDiagnostic studiesConsultationPhysical abuseMonthsAbuseProtective servicesInvolvement
2018
Occult abusive injuries in children brought for care after intimate partner violence: An exploratory study
Tiyyagura G, Christian C, Berger R, Lindberg D. Occult abusive injuries in children brought for care after intimate partner violence: An exploratory study. Child Abuse & Neglect 2018, 79: 136-143. PMID: 29452932, PMCID: PMC5879001, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIPV exposureInternal injuriesIntimate partner violenceIntra-abdominal injuriesPhysical examination findingsCohort of childrenReports of traumaExamination of siblingsChild abuse consultationsPhysical abuseChild abuse pediatriciansOccult injuriesExamination findingsProspective studyAbusive injuriesEmergency departmentInjury patternsPhysical examinationDirect injuryInadvertent traumaPartner violenceCutaneous injuryPatientsInjuryChildren