A5069288891- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Disaster Response and Management
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Community Health and Development
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Yale University
2016-2025
Yale New Haven Hospital
2018-2024
Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Network
2024
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
2023
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2012-2016
Boston Medical Center
2016
Firearms are the leading cause of death in children and youth 0 to 24 years age United States. In 2020, firearms resulted 10,197 deaths (fatality rate 9.91/100,000 0-24 old). mechanism pediatric suicides homicides. Increased access is associated with increased rates firearm deaths. Substantial disparities injuries exist by age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation gender identity for related legal intervention. Barriers can decrease risk suicide, homicide, or unintentional shooting...
Firearms are the leading cause of death in children and youth 0 to 24 years age United States. They also an important injury with long-term physical mental health consequences. A multipronged approach layers protection focused on harm reduction, which has been successful decreasing motor vehicle-related injuries, is essential decrease firearm injuries deaths youth. Interventions should be individual, household, community, policy level. Strategies for reduction pediatric include providing...
The American Academy of Pediatrics and its members recognize the importance improving physician’s ability to intimate partner violence (IPV) understand effects on child health development role in continuum family violence. Pediatricians are a unique position identify IPV survivors pediatric settings, evaluate treat children exposed IPV, connect families with available local national resources. Children at increased risk being abused neglected more likely develop adverse health, behavioral,...
Understanding why children die is necessary to implement strategies prevent future deaths and improve the health of any community. Child fatality review teams (CFRTs) have existed since 1970s provide a framework ensure that proper questions are asked about child’s death. CFRTs vital function in community preventable causes identified. Pediatricians members because they medical expertise context around All should pediatric physician representation, results from team meetings inform public...
: media-1vid110.1542/5789654953001PEDS-VA_2017-3318Video Abstract OBJECTIVES: Firearms are a leading cause of injury and death for children adolescents in the United States. We examined how hospitalization rates firearm injuries differ rural urban populations.The Kids' Inpatient Database was used to identify hospitalizations patients <20 years age by using International Classification Diseases, Ninth Revision external-cause-of-injury codes. Data from 2006, 2009, 2012 were analyzed compare...
BACKGROUND Survivors of gun violence may develop significant mental health sequelae and are at higher risk for reinjury through repeat violence. Despite this, survivors often return to the community where they were injured with suboptimal support their health, emotional recovery, well-being. The goal this study was characterize posthospitalization recovery experience METHODS We conducted a qualitative research community-based participatory approach. In partnership organization, we in-depth...
Abstract Background Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) are a legislative tool that temporarily restrict firearm access and purchasing ability in patients at risk for harm. Data from four states with ERPO legislation, including Connecticut, estimates 17 to 23 filed ERPOs can prevent 1 suicide. Connecticut medical providers permitted independently file an directly the courthouse. This survey assesses provider knowledge attitudes towards use of ERPOs. Methods study electronically surveyed...
This report supports policy recommendations in the accompanying statement "Child Pedestrian Safety" (www.pediatrics.org/cgi/doi/10.1542/peds.2023-62506). It reviews trends public health and urban design relevant to pedestrian safety provides information assist practicing pediatricians discussing benefits of active transportation specific risks precautions consider for child pedestrians at different ages. The offers evidence base which programs policies that, if implemented, could foster...
The field of pedestrian safety has advanced with new evidence related to pediatric education, the risks distracted walking, benefits design and programming in safe routes school, emergence “Vision Zero” strategy eliminate all traffic fatalities severe injuries while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all. This statement is a revision 2009 American Academy Pediatrics policy “Pedestrian Safety” accompanied by technical report (www.pediatrics.org/cgi/doi/10.1542/peds.2023-062508)...
Abstract Background Injuries, the leading cause of death in children 1–17 years old, are often preventable. Injury patterns impacted by changes child’s environment, shifts supervision, and caregiver stressors. The objective this study was to evaluate incidence proportion injuries, mechanisms, severity seen Pediatric Emergency Departments (PEDs) during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This multicenter, cross-sectional from January 2019 through December 2020 examined visits 40 PEDs for < 18 old....
Capnography is indicated as a guide to assess and monitor both endotracheal intubation cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Our primary objective was determine the effect of 2010 American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines on frequency capnography use during critical events in children emergency department (ED). secondary examine associations between patient characteristics among these patients.A retrospective chart review performed aged 0 21 years who were intubated or received CPR 2...
Homicide is a major cause of death and contributes to health disparities in the United States. This burden overwhelmingly affects people from racial ethnic minority populations as homicide occurs more often neighborhoods with high proportions residents. Research has identified that environmental factors contribute variation rates between neighborhoods; however, it not clear why some concentrations residents have while similar demographic compositions do not. The aim this study was assess...
Despite a national decrease in emergency department visits the United States during first 10 months of pandemic, preliminary Consumer Product Safety Commission data indicate increased firework-related injuries. We hypothesized an increase injuries 2020 compared to years prior related corresponding consumer firework sales.The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) was queried from 2018 for cases with product codes 1313 (firework injury) and narratives containing "fireworks"....
Violently-injured individuals presenting to the emergency department (ED) have an elevated risk of repeat injury after being discharged from acute care settings and a high rate unaddressed mental health social needs. While there is growing body programmatic interventions address these needs, including hospital-based violence intervention programs, lack data regarding physician perspectives current practice for this patient population. Understanding critical integrating new programs into...
This project explores the beliefs and perspectives of urban adults youth regarding community violence prevention strategies identifies points overlap differences opinion that can contribute to development successful programs. We coded transcript data from 10–16‐year‐old same community. Research team members, including a member research partner, created coding terms for theme summary statements. Adult responses centered around three distinct themes: activities youth, barriers participation in...