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
2011
Impact of an Educational Intervention on Caregivers’ Beliefs About Infant Crying and Knowledge of Shaken Baby Syndrome
Bechtel K, Le K, Martin KD, Shah N, Leventhal JM, Colson E. Impact of an Educational Intervention on Caregivers’ Beliefs About Infant Crying and Knowledge of Shaken Baby Syndrome. Academic Pediatrics 2011, 11: 481-486. PMID: 21940233, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2011.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShaken baby syndromeHospital dischargeIntervention groupEducational interventionAnticipatory guidanceUrban primary care centerPediatric residentsInfant cryingNewborn hospital dischargeHistorical control groupPrimary care centersIntervention group caregiversBeliefs/knowledgePostpartum interventionsCare centerAdjusted associationsInfant deathBaby syndromeShaken BabyHospital staffControl groupYoung infantsMore mothersInfantsLogistic regression