The Use of Experts to Evaluate a Child Abuse Guideline in Community Emergency Departments
Shum M, Asnes A, Leventhal JM, Bechtel K, Gaither JR, Tiyyagura G. The Use of Experts to Evaluate a Child Abuse Guideline in Community Emergency Departments. Academic Pediatrics 2020, 21: 521-528. PMID: 33160081, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuideline implementationExpert recommendationsIndeterminate casesCommunity emergency departmentsEvaluation of infantsGold standard testPostguideline implementationProvider adherenceCommunity EDRetrospective reviewED providersEmergency departmentCPS reportingClinical decisionTeam consultationInfantsInjurySignificant increaseAdherenceHigh percentageInterventionConsultationProvidersAbuseGuidelinesChild Protection Team Consultation for Injuries Potentially Due to Child Abuse in Community Emergency Departments
Tiyyagura G, Emerson B, Gaither JR, Bechtel K, Leventhal JM, Becker H, Della Guistina K, Balga T, Mackenzie B, Shum M, Shapiro ED, Auerbach M, McVaney C, Morrell P, Asnes AG. Child Protection Team Consultation for Injuries Potentially Due to Child Abuse in Community Emergency Departments. Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 28: 70-81. PMID: 32931628, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity emergency departmentsHigh-risk injuriesChild protection teamSkeletal surveyChild protective servicesEmergency departmentClinical pathway implementationHospital child protection teamInitiation of interventionsStudy-Act approachDetection of abuseChild abuse expertsAbusive injuriesPathway implementationProvider trainingEmergency careInjuryTeam consultationInfantsMonthsProtection teamStatistical process control chartsInterventionSuch interventionsConsultationSexual Assault in an Adolescent Female: A Pediatric Simulation Case for Emergency Medicine Providers
Bechtel K, Bhatnagar A, Joseph M, Auerbach M. Sexual Assault in an Adolescent Female: A Pediatric Simulation Case for Emergency Medicine Providers. MedEdPORTAL 2020, 16: 10942. PMID: 32875091, PMCID: PMC7449576, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual assaultStructured debriefingCognitive skillsCognitive aidsLearners’ attitudesAdolescent femalesSexual assault patientsCommunication skillsKnowledge skillsPsychomotor skillsSkillsForensic evaluationPediatric Simulation CaseEvidence collection processAssaultDebriefingTraineesAssault patientsAttitudesTrainingEM traineesInterventionAdolescentsContent expertsConfidence