2023
Emergency department visits in Connecticut for survivors of sexual assault before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Yang D, Cordone A, Sun W, Gawel M, Sangal R, Dodington J. Emergency department visits in Connecticut for survivors of sexual assault before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 67: 97-99. PMID: 36842427, PMCID: PMC9927790, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentChart reviewCOVID-19 pandemicMedical careRetrospective chart reviewStructured chart reviewUrban emergency departmentCare of survivorsLong-term careED presentationsWhite/CaucasianED treatmentSurvivorsCarePatientsSexual assaultMonthsPandemicDepartmentSexual assault survivorsReviewAssault survivorsCaucasians
2020
Survivors of gun violence and the experience of recovery.
O'Neill KM, Vega C, Saint-Hilaire S, Jahad L, Violano P, Rosenthal MS, Maung AA, Becher RD, Dodington J. Survivors of gun violence and the experience of recovery. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2020, 89: 29-35. PMID: 32118821, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGun violenceQualitative research studyCommunity-based organizationsCommunity-based participatory research approachInterview transcript dataParticipatory research approachSense of safetyExperience of recoveryRepeat violenceConstant comparison methodMental health treatmentViolenceCommunity membersViolent recidivismDepth oneResearch approachBlack menSocial restrictionsHealth treatmentSuboptimal supportRecovery experiencesQualitative analysisThemesHigh-risk populationInterviews
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
2018
Rural Versus Urban Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents
Herrin BR, Gaither JR, Leventhal JM, Dodington J. Rural Versus Urban Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents. Pediatrics 2018, 142: e20173318. PMID: 29967056, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-3318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirearm injuriesHospitalization ratesInpatient DatabaseUnintentional injuriesCause of hospitalizationOverall hospitalization rateKids' Inpatient DatabaseUnintentional firearm injuriesCause of injuryYears of ageYounger age groupsPublic health approachHigher injury ratesUrban-rural classificationPatient's countyInjury epidemiologyInjury codesHospitalizationInternational ClassificationInjury ratesInjuryAge groupsHealth approachUS Census dataFirearm assaults