2022
Firearm-Related Injuries and Deaths in Children and Youth: Injury Prevention and Harm Reduction.
Lee L, Fleegler E, Goyal M, Doh K, Laraque-Arena D, Hoffman B, Culyba A, Dodington J, Johnston B, Kendi S, Kiragu A, McFadden T, Osterhoudt K, Tenenbein M, Quinlan K, Dixon C, Beno S, Kozial B, Delgado A. Firearm-Related Injuries and Deaths in Children and Youth: Injury Prevention and Harm Reduction. Pediatrics 2022, 150 PMID: 36207776, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-060070.ChaptersFirearm injuriesHarm reductionInjury preventionMotor vehicle-related injuriesFirearm injury preventionVehicle-related injuriesEffective prevention interventionsCause of deathPediatric firearm injuriesYears of ageCommunity-level interventionsFirearm violenceMental health consequencesPublic health crisisViolence intervention programsYouth 0Prevention interventionsAnticipatory guidancePublic health advocatesImportant causeInjuryHealth consequencesProtective factorsSafe firearm storageUS youth
2019
Preventing injuries must be a priority to prevent disease in the twenty-first century
Dorney K, Dodington JM, Rees CA, Farrell CA, Hanson HR, Lyons TW, Lee LK. Preventing injuries must be a priority to prevent disease in the twenty-first century. Pediatric Research 2019, 87: 282-292. PMID: 31466080, DOI: 10.1038/s41390-019-0549-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung adultsHome-related injuriesInjury-related deathsCause of morbidityCause of deathEducation of caregiversMotor vehicle crashesSubmersion injuryEmergency departmentInjury deathsLifelong morbidityClinical providersAnticipatory guidanceInjury mechanismNonfatal injuriesUnintentional deathsInjuryAge groupsDeathVehicle crashesMorbidityYoung childrenCauseChildrenMulti-pronged approach