2022
Parental attitudes, beliefs, and practices related to firearm storage: a qualitative study
Schenck C, Wilson M, Tiyyagura G, Bechtel K. Parental attitudes, beliefs, and practices related to firearm storage: a qualitative study. Injury Epidemiology 2022, 9: 35. PMID: 36544237, PMCID: PMC9768769, DOI: 10.1186/s40621-022-00400-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Child 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 interventionsConsultation
2019
Parents’ Perceptions of Infant Crying: A Possible Path to Preventing Abusive Head Trauma
Wiley M, Schultheis A, Francis B, Tiyyagura G, Leventhal JM, Rutherford H, Mayes LC, Bechtel K. Parents’ Perceptions of Infant Crying: A Possible Path to Preventing Abusive Head Trauma. Academic Pediatrics 2019, 20: 448-454. PMID: 31629119, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2019.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral 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
2017
Nonaccidental injury in pediatric patients: detection, evaluation, and treatment [digest].
Tiyyagura G, Beucher M, Bechtel K, Pade KH. Nonaccidental injury in pediatric patients: detection, evaluation, and treatment [digest]. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice 2017, 14: S1-S2. PMID: 28742308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonaccidental Injury in Pediatric Patients: Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment
Tiyyagura G, Beucher M, Bechtel K. Nonaccidental Injury in Pediatric Patients: Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice 2017, 14: 1-32. PMID: 28665574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBurnsChildChild AbuseChild, PreschoolContusionsCraniocerebral TraumaDiagnosis, DifferentialEmergency Medical ServicesEvidence-Based MedicineFemaleFractures, BoneGuidelines as TopicHumansInfantIntensive Care Units, PediatricMaleMandatory ReportingPhysical ExaminationPhysician's RolePractice Patterns, Physicians'Retinal HemorrhageUnited StatesWounds and Injuries
2016
Development 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 performanceBarriers and Facilitators to Recognition and Reporting of Child Abuse by Prehospital Providers
Tiyyagura GK, Gawel M, Alphonso A, Koziel J, Bilodeau K, Bechtel K. Barriers and Facilitators to Recognition and Reporting of Child Abuse by Prehospital Providers. Prehospital Emergency Care 2016, 21: 46-53. PMID: 27436455, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2016.1204038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrehospital care providersCare providersChief complaintInfant abusive head traumaReal-time decision supportPresence of caregiversAbusive head traumaPediatric patientsHead traumaPatient's airwayProtective servicesRecognition of signsDecision supportHospital providersPatients' thoughtsPrehospital providersCaregiver reactionsThematic saturationChild protective servicesChild abuseFocused educationKey taskAirwayPatientsScene safety
2015
Barriers and Facilitators to Detecting Child Abuse and Neglect in General Emergency Departments
Tiyyagura G, Gawel M, Koziel JR, Asnes A, Bechtel K. Barriers and Facilitators to Detecting Child Abuse and Neglect in General Emergency Departments. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2015, 66: 447-454. PMID: 26231409, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research