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    Setting an Agenda for a National Pediatric Trauma System: Operationalization of the Pediatric Trauma State Assessment Score
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2023
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN), 
          
            
            · University of California San Francisco, 
          
            
            · University of Louisville
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article discusses the need for a national pediatric trauma system in the U.S. It describes how different states handle trauma care for children and …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Weather-Related Pediatric Fatalities in the United States: 2001 to 2021
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2025
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · University of California San Francisco, 
          
            
            · University of Louisville, 
          
            
            · Norton Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · University of Utah
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This study analyzes pediatric fatalities related to weather events in the US over the past 21 years. It found that weather events were associated with …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    ImPACTS (Improving Pediatric Acute Care Through Simulation)
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Improving Pediatric Acute Care Through Simulation (ImPACTS), 
          
            
            · Yale New Haven Health System, 
          
            
            · Seattle Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · Riley Children's Health
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This webpage describes ImPACTS, a program that uses simulation to help doctors and nurses improve how they care for sick children in emergencies. The goal …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    What’s Old Is New Again: Measles
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2025
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, 
          
            
            · Baylor College of Medicine, 
          
            
            · Vanderbilt University, 
          
            
            · Norton Children's Hospital, 
          
            
            · University of Louisville, 
          
            
            · Children's Hospital Colorado
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article explains the resurgence of measles in the U.S. due to lower vaccination rates and vaccine hesitancy. It describes how many doctors are unfamiliar …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Establishing a Permanent Food Pantry in a Pediatric Emergency Department
  
  
  
  
    
    
      
  
          
        This article describes setting up a permanent food pantry in a children's hospital emergency department. It was found to be possible and well-received by patients …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Single Bruise Characteristics Associated With Abusive Versus Accidental Injury
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2025
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, 
          
            
            · Northwestern University, 
          
            
            · University of Louisville
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article (and video abstract) analyzes the TEN-4-FACESp bruising clinical decision rule (BCDR) screening tool for abuse in cases where a a young child has …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Respiratory Infection Surge Sounds a Wake-Up Call for Pediatric Emergency Care
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2022
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Yale New Haven Health System, 
          
            
            · Yale University
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This STAT News article discusses the urgent need to expand pediatric emergency care capacity in the U.S. amid surges of respiratory illnesses like RSV, flu, …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Improving Palivizumab Administration to High-Risk Infants with Heart Disease via a Communication-Based Quality Improvement Initiative
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2025
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Yale University, 
          
            
            · Yale New Haven Health System
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article describes a project to improve the administration of palivizumab, a medication for high-risk infants with heart disease. A team at Yale University worked …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Prevention Firearm Injuries with Gun Safety Devices and Safe Storage: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Systematic Review
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2018
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Yale New Haven Health System, 
          
            
            · Rutgers University, 
          
            
            · Ventura County Medical Center, 
          
            
            · University of Central Florida, 
          
            
            · Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, 
          
            
            · Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        This article explores the impact of firearm storage methods on intentional and unintentional injuries. With over 50,000 firearm-related deaths annually, the study focuses on the …
      
    
    
      
    
  
  
    Characteristics and Trends of Prehospital Encounters for Opioid Overdoses Among US Youth, 2018-2022
  
  
  
  
    
  
          
      
        
          2024
        
      
      
        
          
          
          
            
            · Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, 
          
            
            · University of Louisville, 
          
            
            · Boston Children's Hospital
          
          
        
      
    
    
      
        Adolescent drug overdose deaths have increased rapidly, mainly because of fentanyl. Understanding nonfatal youth opioid overdoses is limited, but studying prehospital data can provide valuable …