Determining school reintegration needs of acquired brain injury patient through the use of a novel school simulation rubric.

Determining when a child returns to school after an acquired brain injury is difficult to assess. Many factors affect a successful hospital-to-school reintegration. The hospital school simulation allowed the Acute Pediatric Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit (IRU) interdisciplinary team to assess how the patient was functioning at specific stages of the patient healing process to target goals that explicitly helped the patient safely reintegrate into school.

The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for Safety and Prevention of Falls in Children With Physical and Cognitive Impairments.

Objectives: This study aimed to decrease the rate of falls in children with cognitive and physical impairments on a pediatric acute inpatient rehabilitation unit (IRU) using a novel tool, the Stoplight Mobility Alert System (SMAS).

Methods: We conducted a pilot, prospective, quality improvement study in an 8-bed (increased to 12 beds; October 1, 2019) acute inpatient pediatric IRU at a level 1 trauma center. All patients admitted between October 1, 2012, and October 1, 2020, were included as participants.