2019
Oral injuries in children less than 24 months of age in a pediatric emergency department
Woolf SM, Leventhal JM, Gaither JR, Hardikar P, Langhan ML, Bechtel K, Auerbach MA, Tiyyagura G. Oral injuries in children less than 24 months of age in a pediatric emergency department. Child Abuse & Neglect 2019, 89: 70-77. PMID: 30639971, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentOral injuriesChief complaintEmergency departmentAbuse evaluationsTertiary care pediatric emergency departmentMedical chief complaintsMonths old presentingPediatric emergency medicine physiciansProspective observational studyComplete oral examinationEmergency medicine physiciansMonths of ageYoung childrenOld presentingPatient demographicsInjury detailsChildren 12Children 0Observational studyOral examinationMedicine physiciansNon-mobile childrenInjuryPatients
2017
Inter-rater reliability of physical abuse determinations in young children with fractures
Buesser KE, Leventhal JM, Gaither JR, Tate V, Cooperman DR, Moles RL, Silva CT, Ehrlich LJ, Sharkey MS. Inter-rater reliability of physical abuse determinations in young children with fractures. Child Abuse & Neglect 2017, 72: 140-146. PMID: 28802910, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild abuse pediatriciansModerate agreementPediatric emergency departmentMedical record dataYoung childrenAbusive injuriesEmergency departmentJoint ratingsClinical detailsInter-rater reliabilityPediatric radiologistsClinical scenariosMedical providersPairs of ratersPediatric orthopaedistsLevel of agreementOrthopaedistsRecord dataCliniciansGold standardIndependent ratingsRadiologistsChildrenExtent of agreementPhysicians