2018
Providers' Perceptions of Caring for Pediatric Patients in Community Hospital Emergency Departments: A Mixed‐methods Analysis
Goldman MP, Wong AH, Bhatnagar A, Emerson BL, Brown LL, Auerbach MA. Providers' Perceptions of Caring for Pediatric Patients in Community Hospital Emergency Departments: A Mixed‐methods Analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine 2018, 25: 1385-1395. PMID: 29947453, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity emergency departmentsPediatric readinessProviders' perceptionsProviders' perceptions of careEmergency departmentEmotional tollSick childrenCommunity hospital emergency departmentChildren's hospitalPerceptions of carePediatric emergency careQuality improvement workCommunity hospital providersSafety deficitsHospital emergency departmentSelf-reported comfortActual clinical eventsLocal children's hospitalInterprofessional teamPediatric QualityEmergency carePediatric resuscitationPediatric simulationHospital providersPediatric care
2016
Effects of alcohol-based hand hygiene solutions on breath alcohol detection in the emergency department
Emerson BL, Whitfill T, Baum CR, Garlin-Kane K, Santucci K. Effects of alcohol-based hand hygiene solutions on breath alcohol detection in the emergency department. American Journal Of Infection Control 2016, 44: 1672-1674. PMID: 27614708, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.05.036.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Postpartum Depression Screening in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Emerson BL, Bradley ER, Riera A, Mayes L, Bechtel K. Postpartum Depression Screening in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care 2014, 30: 788-792. PMID: 25343740, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEdinburgh Postpartum Depression ScalePediatric emergency departmentPostpartum depressionMental health resourcesYoung infantsPED visitsEmergency departmentRisk mothersTertiary care pediatric emergency departmentTertiary care children's hospitalPrevalence of PPDHealth resourcesBaseline demographic characteristicsInitial ED presentationAdditional mental health needsConvenience samplePostpartum depression screeningPostpartum Depression ScaleNegative predictive valueMental health needsFirst-time mothersSocial work consultationED presentationsChildren's HospitalDepression screening