Pediatric Injury Prevention, the EMSC, and the CDC
Farrell C, Dodington J, Lee L. Pediatric Injury Prevention, the EMSC, and the CDC. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2018, 19: 216-225. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2018.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency medical servicesInjury preventionDisease controlPediatric injury preventionInjury prevention initiativesMedical servicesCause of deathMotor vehicle crashesNational prevention effortsPediatric injuriesPrimary preventionRecreational injuriesUnintentional injuriesChildren 1Injury processIntentional injuriesInjuryPrevention initiativesPrevention effortsPreventionHaddon matrixVehicle crashesAdministrationChild maltreatmentCauseRural Versus Urban Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents
Herrin BR, Gaither JR, Leventhal JM, Dodington J. Rural Versus Urban Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents. Pediatrics 2018, 142: e20173318. PMID: 29967056, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-3318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirearm injuriesHospitalization ratesInpatient DatabaseUnintentional injuriesCause of hospitalizationOverall hospitalization rateKids' Inpatient DatabaseUnintentional firearm injuriesCause of injuryYears of ageYounger age groupsPublic health approachHigher injury ratesUrban-rural classificationPatient's countyInjury epidemiologyInjury codesHospitalizationInternational ClassificationInjury ratesInjuryAge groupsHealth approachUS Census dataFirearm assaults