2018
Feasibility of providing child restraint devices after a motor vehicle crash in a pediatric emergency department
Violano P, Aysseh N, Lucas M, Gawel M, Morrell P, Norway C, Alfano A, Bechtel K. Feasibility of providing child restraint devices after a motor vehicle crash in a pediatric emergency department. Traffic Injury Prevention 2018, 19: 844-848. PMID: 30657709, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2018.1496243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency departmentMotor vehicle crashesChild restraint devicesEmergency departmentLevel 1 trauma centerRestraint devicesVehicle crashesBrief educational interventionTrauma centerChildhood morbidityMedical costsPED providersED personnelEducational interventionAppropriate ageUse statusAppropriate useChildrenPatientsSafety of childrenCaregiversCrash mechanismsGuidelinesEDDepartment
2016
Drugs, guns and cars: how far we have come to improve safety in the United States; yet we still have far to go
Dodington J, Violano P, Baum CR, Bechtel K. Drugs, guns and cars: how far we have come to improve safety in the United States; yet we still have far to go. Pediatric Research 2016, 81: 227-232. PMID: 27673424, DOI: 10.1038/pr.2016.193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoison Prevention Packaging ActMotor vehicle crashesInjury preventionPrevention researchVehicle crashesInjury prevention researchOpioid overdose preventionPublic health approachChild passenger safetySignificant reductionInjury morbidityUnintentional injuriesLeading causeOpiate overdosesFirearm injuriesOverdose preventionInjury dataInjuryHealth approachMajor causeYoung adultsDriver’s license lawChild passenger safety lawsPreventionAdolescents