2020
Impact of statewide safe sleep legislation on hospital practices and rates of sudden unexpected infant deaths
Bechtel K, Gawel M, Vincent GA, Violano P. Impact of statewide safe sleep legislation on hospital practices and rates of sudden unexpected infant deaths. Injury Epidemiology 2020, 7: 22. PMID: 32532344, PMCID: PMC7291413, DOI: 10.1186/s40621-020-00247-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNewborn hospital dischargeUnsafe sleep environmentsUnexpected infant deathAnticipatory guidanceSleep environmentHospital dischargeSafe sleepBirthing hospitalsInfant deathExact testPositional asphyxiaSudden unexpected infant deathHospitals/centersProportion of deathsCause of deathPost-neonatal periodFisher's exact testNewborn caregiversPediatric guidelinesMore infantsBirthing centerSUID casesHospital practiceHospitalAmerican Academy
2008
Impact of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners on the Evaluation of Sexual Assault in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Bechtel K, Ryan E, Gallagher D. Impact of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners on the Evaluation of Sexual Assault in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2008, 24: 442-447. PMID: 18580706, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0b013e31817de11d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentMedical recordsMore patientsEmergency departmentGU examinationEligible patientsHepatitis BSexual assault nurse examinersSTI testingGU injuriesC. trachomatisAdolescent sexual assault victimsMedical careN. gonorrhoeaeUrban pediatric emergency departmentSignificant differencesPrescription of prophylaxisProvision of prophylaxisFisher's exact testMedical record documentationPregnancy prophylaxisNurse examinersHIV prophylaxisPatient groupNursing shifts