2018
Feasibility of providing child restraint devices after a motor vehicle crash in a pediatric emergency department
Violano P, Aysseh N, Lucas M, Gawel M, Morrell P, Norway C, Alfano A, Bechtel K. Feasibility of providing child restraint devices after a motor vehicle crash in a pediatric emergency department. Traffic Injury Prevention 2018, 19: 844-848. PMID: 30657709, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2018.1496243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentMotor vehicle crashesChild restraint devicesEmergency departmentLevel 1 trauma centerRestraint devicesVehicle crashesBrief educational interventionTrauma centerChildhood morbidityMedical costsPED providersED personnelEducational interventionAppropriate ageUse statusAppropriate useChildrenPatientsSafety of childrenCaregiversCrash mechanismsGuidelinesEDDepartment
2006
Inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury: Making the Diagnosis in the Emergency Department
Bechtel K, Berger R. Inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury: Making the Diagnosis in the Emergency Department. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2006, 7: 138-142. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2006.05.002.ChaptersTraumatic brain injuryBrain injuryEmergency departmentMinority of patientsSevere brain injuryRetinal hemorrhagesClinical findingsOminous symptomRib fracturesSubdural hemorrhageCommon causeMild formInjuryITBISerious injuriesHemorrhageYoung childrenSymptomsChildrenWide spectrumDepartmentVomitingMorbidityPatientsIrritability