2024
The Role of Advanced Practice Providers in Pediatric Emergency Care Across Nine Emergency Departments
Iqbal A, Whitfill T, Tiyyagura G, Auerbach M. The Role of Advanced Practice Providers in Pediatric Emergency Care Across Nine Emergency Departments. Pediatric Emergency Care 2024, 40: 131-136. PMID: 38286004, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedChildEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalHospitalizationHumansPhysiciansRetrospective StudiesConceptsAdvanced practice providersPediatric emergency medicineLow acuity patientsPediatric emergency carePractice providersEmergency departmentAcuity patientsEmergency careImprove pediatric emergency careElectronic health recordsInternational Classification of DiseasesHigh-acuity patientsPediatric patient careClassification of DiseasesProvider typeHealth recordsEmergency medicinePatient encountersLength of stayPatient careInternational ClassificationProportion of pediatric patientsAcuity levelsPediatric patientsPatient factors
2018
Emergency Care for Children in the United States: Epidemiology and Trends Over Time
Whitfill T, Auerbach M, Scherzer DJ, Shi J, Xiang H, Stanley RM. Emergency Care for Children in the United States: Epidemiology and Trends Over Time. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 55: 423-434. PMID: 29793812, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower-volume EDsPediatric ED visitsED visitsPediatric visitsEmergency careInterhospital transferPediatric volumeUtilization Project Nationwide Emergency Department SampleNationwide Emergency Department SampleSelf-pay insuranceEmergency Department SampleHigh-volume EDsEmergency care systemLower mortality rateMajority of childrenEmergency department volumeMedicaid insuranceHospital characteristicsGastrointestinal diseasesPediatric careEpidemiological trendsRespiratory diseaseCommon reasonMortality rateTotal visits
2017
60 seconds to survival: A pilot study of a disaster triage video game for prehospital providers.
Cicero MX, Whitfill T, Munjal K, Madhok M, Diaz MCG, Scherzer DJ, Walsh BM, Bowen A, Redlener M, Goldberg SA, Symons N, Burkett J, Santos JC, Kessler D, Barnicle RN, Paesano G, Auerbach MA. 60 seconds to survival: A pilot study of a disaster triage video game for prehospital providers. American Journal Of Disaster Medicine 2017, 12: 75-83. PMID: 29136270, DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2017.0263.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Pediatric Disaster Triage: Multiple Simulation Curriculum Improves Prehospital Care Providers' Assessment Skills
Cicero MX, Whitfill T, Overly F, Baird J, Walsh B, Yarzebski J, Riera A, Adelgais K, Meckler GD, Baum C, Cone DC, Auerbach M. Pediatric Disaster Triage: Multiple Simulation Curriculum Improves Prehospital Care Providers' Assessment Skills. Prehospital Emergency Care 2016, 21: 201-208. PMID: 27749145, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2016.1235239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment of a Child Abuse Checklist to Evaluate Prehospital Provider Performance
Alphonso A, Auerbach M, Bechtel K, Bilodeau K, Gawel M, Koziel J, Whitfill T, Tiyyagura GK. Development of a Child Abuse Checklist to Evaluate Prehospital Provider Performance. Prehospital Emergency Care 2016, 21: 222-232. PMID: 27700209, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2016.1229824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInter-rater reliabilityClinical experiencePrehospital providersLight's kappaEmergency medical services (EMS) providersCronbach's alphaAuthors' clinical experienceOverall Cronbach's alphaOverall inter-rater reliabilityInternal consistencyChild abuseSubstantial inter-rater reliabilityDelphi review processStrong content validityMedical service providersSemi-structured qualitative interviewsFinal checklistSelf-reported confidenceProvider experienceParticipant characteristicsItem completionLevel of trainingDelphi reviewContent validityProvider performance
2015
Do You See What I See? Insights from Using Google Glass for Disaster Telemedicine Triage
Cicero MX, Walsh B, Solad Y, Whitfill T, Paesano G, Kim K, Baum CR, Cone DC. Do You See What I See? Insights from Using Google Glass for Disaster Telemedicine Triage. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2015, 30: 4-8. PMID: 25571779, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x1400140x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research