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
2006
Duodenal Hematoma After Upper Endoscopy and Biopsy in a 4-Year-Old Girl
Bechtel K, Moss RL, Leventhal JM, Spiro D, Abo A. Duodenal Hematoma After Upper Endoscopy and Biopsy in a 4-Year-Old Girl. Pediatric Emergency Care 2006, 22: 653-654. PMID: 16983252, DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000235840.52072.0c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInflicted 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
2003
Accidental and abusive head injury in young children
Listman DA, Bechtel K. Accidental and abusive head injury in young children. Current Opinion In Pediatrics 2003, 15: 299-303. PMID: 12806261, DOI: 10.1097/00008480-200306000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research