A5063988136- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Urticaria and Related Conditions
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis
- Disaster Response and Management
- Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Chemotherapy-related skin toxicity
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
Medical University of South Carolina
2015-2025
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2024
Cohen Children's Medical Center
2024
University of Charleston
2024
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
2021-2022
University Medical Center New Orleans
2022
DermSurgery Associates
2022
Louisiana State University
2021
University of Puerto Rico at Carolina
2021
American College of Surgeons
2017
Firearm injury is a leading and preventable cause of death for youth in the United States. The Centers Disease Control Prevention web-based statistics query reporting system was queried to examine changes firearm mortality among aged 0 19 from 2001 2019. This includes assessment overall rates, rates based on intent race/ethnicity, proportion deaths due homicide, suicide, unintentional shootings different age groups. Regression analysis used identify significant differences rate over time...
In the United States, there is a perceived divide regarding benefits and risks of firearm ownership. The American College Surgeons Committee on Trauma Injury Prevention Control designed survey to evaluate (COT) member attitudes about ownership, freedom, responsibility, physician-patient freedom policy, with objective using results inform injury prevention policy development.A 32-question was sent 254 current U.S. COT members by email Qualtrics. SPSS used for χ exact tests nonparametric...
Abstract This qualitative study aimed to identify service needs and barriers facilitators treatment among violently injured patients their caregivers (e.g., parent, partner) improve access quality of care. Participants included 14 admitted a Level 1 trauma center ( M age = 28 years, 92.8% Black, male) eight 44 100.0% female). Semistructured interviews were audio‐recorded, transcribed, deidentified. A team three coders analyzed the data using thematic analysis. Results indicated that desired...
To assess differences in contextual factors by intent among pediatric firearm injury patients and determine associated with data missingness.
BACKGROUND While firearm injuries and deaths continue to be a major public health problem, the number of nonfatal characteristics patients are not well-known. The American College Surgeons Committee on Trauma leveraged an existing data system collect additional fatal presenting trauma centers. This report provides overview this initiative highlights challenges associated with capturing actionable firearm-injured patients. METHODS A total 128 centers that part Quality Improvement Program...
Qualitative exploration into the risk, experiences, and outcomes of victims firearm injury is imperative to informing not only further research, but prevention intervention strategies. The purpose this study was explore prior violent exposures, risks, recovery, supportive services, outcomes, views firearms violence among survivors assaults unintentional injuries. Adults treated at a level 1 trauma center in Seattle, WA, for assault injuries were interviewed utilizing semistructured...
Firearm injuries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among US children adolescents. Despite evidence demonstrating mental health sequelae for adolescents who have experienced firearm injury, little is known about care utilization after injury.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant cause of intentional injury among women but remains underrecognized, and its relationship to other risk factors for all-cause poorly defined. This study aimed assess IPV association with alcohol abuse, illicit substance use, selected mental illnesses, injury.This cross-sectional prospectively collected data adult females admitted rural, Level I trauma center. Well-validated instruments assessed IPV, illness. Bivariate relationships were χ,...
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become an increasingly challenging problem throughout the world. Because of numerous potential modes transmission, surgeons and all procedural staff represent a unique population that requires standardized procedures to protect themselves their patients. Although several protocols have been implemented during other infectious outbreaks, such as Ebola virus, no protocol published in regard COVID-19 pandemic.
Severe injury necessitating hospitalization is experienced by nearly three million US adults annually. Posttraumatic stress disorder and depression are prevalent clinical outcomes. The mechanisms which programs equitably promote mental health recovery among trauma-exposed patients understudied. We evaluated outcomes engagement a cohort of Black White enrolled in the Trauma Resilience Recovery Program (TRRP), stepped-care model to accelerate after traumatic injury.
OBJECTIVES Despite the high incidence of firearm injuries, little is known about health care utilization after nonfatal childhood injuries. This study aimed to describe and costs a injury among Medicaid commercially insured youth using propensity score matched analysis. METHODS We conducted cohort analysis 2015 2018 Commercial Marketscan data comparing in 12-months post for aged 0 17. with 1:1 comparison noninjured on demographic preindex variables. Outcomes included inpatient...
Importance Motor vehicle crash (MVC) and firearm injuries are 2 of the top 3 mechanisms adult injury-related deaths in US. Objective To understand differing associations between community-level disadvantage vs MVC to inform mechanism-specific prevention strategies appropriate postdischarge resource allocation. Design, Setting, Participants This multicenter cross-sectional study analyzed prospectively collected data from American College Surgeons (ACS) Firearm Study. Included patients were...
BACKGROUND Few studies have examined mental health symptom trajectories and engagement in follow-up relation to mechanism of injury. This study differences between survivors nonviolent violent injury the Trauma Resilience Recovery Program (TRRP), a stepped-care, technology-enhanced model that provides evidence-based screening treatment patients admitted our Level I trauma service. METHODS analyzed data from 2,527 adults enrolled TRRP at hospital bedside 2018 2022, including 398 (16%) with...
Ruggiero, Kenneth J. PhD; Anton, Margaret T. Davidson, Tatiana M. deRoon-Cassini, Terri A. Hink, Ashley B. MD, MPH Author Information
Abstract Introduction Mental illness and substance abuse (SA) are risk factors for burns associated with poor outcomes. Low health literacy, adverse social determinants of (SDoH), community level disparity, intimate partner violence (IPV) outcomes, injury recidivism readmissions in other patient populations. There currently no formalized strategies assessment such burn centers. This study examines the implementation a standardized screening instrument risks SDoH, their prevalence, supportive...
While the United States has high quality data on firearm-related deaths, less information is available those who arrive at trauma centers alive, especially discharged from emergency department. This study sought to describe characteristics of patients arriving alive following a firearm injury, postulating that significant differences in injury intent might provide insights into prevention strategies.