2023
A multicenter evaluation of pediatric emergency department injury visits during the COVID-19 pandemic
Hanson H, Formica M, Laraque-Arena D, Zonfrillo M, Desai P, O’Neil J, Unni P, Johnson E, Cobb P, Agarwal M, Beckworth K, Schroter S, Strotmeyer S, Donnelly K, Middelberg L, Morse A, Dodington J, Latuska R, Anderson B, Lawson K, Valente M, Levas M, Kiragu A, Monroe K, Ruest S, Lee L, Charyk Stewart T, Attridge M, Haasz M, Jafri M, McIntire A, Rogers S, Uspal N, Blanchard A, Hazeltine M, Riech T, Jennissen C, Model L, Fu Q, Clukies L, Juang D, Ruda M, Prince J, Chao S, Yorkgitis B, Pomerantz W. A multicenter evaluation of pediatric emergency department injury visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Injury Epidemiology 2023, 10: 66. PMID: 38093383, PMCID: PMC10717699, DOI: 10.1186/s40621-023-00476-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric emergency departmentInjury-related visitsPED visitsInjury visitsMean Injury Severity ScoreCOVID-19 pandemicCut/pierceInjury prevention initiativesInjury Severity ScoreMain study outcomeMechanism of injuryProportion of injuriesCross-sectional studyCause of deathMotor vehicle occupantsMethodsThis multicenterInjury hospitalizationsEmergency departmentInjury patternsRevision codesSeverity scoreChildren 1International ClassificationMulticenter evaluationInjuryImplementation of an emerging hospital-based violence intervention program: a multimethod study
Schenck C, Dodington J, Paredes L, Gawel M, Nedd A, Vega P, O’Neill K. Implementation of an emerging hospital-based violence intervention program: a multimethod study. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2023, 8: e001120. PMID: 38020854, PMCID: PMC10660964, DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital-based violence intervention programsInpatient admissionsViolence intervention programsFirearm injuriesCommunity-based case managementLarge trauma centersIntervention programsViolent reinjuryFear of disclosureClinician surveyReferral patternsTrauma centerPsychological health outcomesPatient outcomesElevated riskViolent injuryCredible messengersHealth outcomesCase managementMental healthInjuryReinjuryAdmissionPotential participantsMultimethod evaluationA pilot clinical trial of the Screening and Tool for Awareness and Relief of Trauma for survivors of gun violence
O'Neill K, Schenck C, Vega P, Gawel M, Dodington J. A pilot clinical trial of the Screening and Tool for Awareness and Relief of Trauma for survivors of gun violence. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2023, 96: 641-649. PMID: 37602906, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000004121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStart interventionTrial designWedge clusterSuccessful trial designPilot clinical trialBehavioral intervention trialMental health disordersMental health interventionsMixed-methods study designSignificant sequelaeIntervention trialsClinical trialsMethods study designTreatment groupsHigh followHealth disordersImportant study parametersHealth interventionsConcordance rateFirst monthIntervention fidelityPersistent traumaStudy designPilot studyTrialsAssault Injury and Community Violence
Raman U, Coupet E, Dodington J. Assault Injury and Community Violence. Pediatric Clinics Of North America 2023, 70: 1103-1114. PMID: 37865433, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2023.06.007.ChaptersChild Pedestrian Safety.
Kendi S, Johnston B, Hoffman B, Agran P, Culyba A, Dodington J, Lee L, McFadden T, Monroe K, Tenenbein M, Quinlan K, Beno S, Dixon C, Dunn L, Midgett J, Miller B, Qualters J, Kozial B. Child Pedestrian Safety. Pediatrics 2023, 152 PMID: 37337837, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-062506.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAmerican AcademyPediatrics policy statementEvidence-based adviceCommunity pediatriciansSevere injuriesPublic healthPediatriciansChild pedestriansSafety precautionsActive transportationSpecific risksSafetyRiskIndependent mobilityDistracted walkingDifferent agesPedestrian educationPedestrian safetyTraffic fatalitiesInjuryPediatricsEpidemiology and Prevention of Child Pedestrian Injury.
Kendi S, Johnston B, Hoffman B, Agran P, Culyba A, Dodington J, Lee L, McFadden T, Monroe K, Tenenbein M, Quinlan K, Beno S, Dixon C, Dunn L, Midgett J, Miller B, Qualters J, Kozial B. Epidemiology and Prevention of Child Pedestrian Injury. Pediatrics 2023, 152 PMID: 37337844, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-062508.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsPrevious policy statementChild pedestrian injuriesPublic healthChild pedestrian safetyTransportation injuriesPolicy statementsEvidence basePedestrian injuriesSafety initiativesInjuryChild pedestriansPolicy recommendationsSafety precautionsActive transportationSpecific risksSafetyRiskIndependent mobilityDistracted walkingDifferent agesHealthPedestrian safetyPedestrian educationReportUrban designEmergency 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 survivorsCaucasiansFirearm Injury Prevention Advocacy Lessons Learned and Future Directions
Behrens D, Haasz M, Dodington J, Lee L. Firearm Injury Prevention Advocacy Lessons Learned and Future Directions. Pediatric Clinics Of North America 2023, 70: 67-82. PMID: 36402472, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2022.09.002.ChaptersAdvocacy training tool for pediatric residents to strengthen firearm safety laws
Risney S, Hollon H, Dodington J. Advocacy training tool for pediatric residents to strengthen firearm safety laws. Frontiers In Pediatrics 2023, 10: 1095120. PMID: 36704145, PMCID: PMC9871754, DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.1095120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirearm injuriesInjury prevention principlesFirearm injury preventionCause of deathPediatric firearm injuriesMotor vehicle crashesPediatric injuriesCommon causeInjury preventionChild access prevention lawsPediatric residentsInjuryVehicle crashesGreater advocacyPrevention principlesTraining toolCauseAdvocacy effortsPrevention LawPrevention
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 youthThe effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on community violence in Connecticut
O'Neill KM, Dodington J, Gawel M, Borrup K, Shapiro DS, Gates J, Gregg S, Becher RD. The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on community violence in Connecticut. The American Journal Of Surgery 2022, 225: 775-780. PMID: 36253316, PMCID: PMC9540704, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity violenceCOVID-19 pandemicTrauma registry dataViolence-related traumaLarge-scale morbiditySystemic healthPatient presentationRegistry dataPre-COVID periodTraumaLinear regression modelsCOVID periodNegative healthRegression modelsPandemicHealthCOVID pandemicMorbidityInjuryMortalityLatinx communitiesSocial inequitiesUnited States Emergency Department Screening for Drug Use Among Assault-Injured Individuals: A Systematic Review
Coupet E, Dodington J, Brackett A, Vaca FE. United States Emergency Department Screening for Drug Use Among Assault-Injured Individuals: A Systematic Review. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 23: 443-450. PMID: 35980419, PMCID: PMC9391011, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2022.5.55475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug useSystematic reviewNon-duplicated studiesModifiable risk factorsEmergency Department ScreeningEmergency department settingBusy emergency department settingMeta-analysis protocolMedical Subject Headings termsPreferred Reporting ItemsSubject Headings termsFull-text articlesOvid AMEDTreatment initiationCochrane CENTRALOvid EmbaseDirect referralRisk factorsDepartment settingPharmacological interventionsCommon drugsReporting ItemsTreatment servicesClinical modelScreen questions107 Implementation of an emerging hospital-based violence intervention program: a mixed methods study
Schenck C, O’Neill K, Gawel M, Dodington J. 107 Implementation of an emerging hospital-based violence intervention program: a mixed methods study. 2022, a38.2-a38. DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2022-savir.98.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Safety Devices for Firearms
Dodington J. Safety Devices for Firearms. 2021, 179-192. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-62245-9_12.Chapters
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
Pediatric Injury Prevention, the EMSC, and the CDC
Farrell C, Dodington J, Lee L. Pediatric Injury Prevention, the EMSC, and the CDC. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2018, 19: 216-225. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2018.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency medical servicesInjury preventionDisease controlPediatric injury preventionInjury prevention initiativesMedical servicesCause of deathMotor vehicle crashesNational prevention effortsPediatric injuriesPrimary preventionRecreational injuriesUnintentional injuriesChildren 1Injury processIntentional injuriesInjuryPrevention initiativesPrevention effortsPreventionHaddon matrixVehicle crashesAdministrationChild maltreatmentCauseRural 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 assaultsHospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents in the US: Rural versus Urban
Herrin B, Gaither J, Violano P, Leventhal J, Dodington J. Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents in the US: Rural versus Urban. Pediatrics 2018, 142: 721-721. DOI: 10.1542/peds.142.1ma8.721.Peer-Reviewed Original Research