Publications by authors named "I J Hurst"

Human trafficking, which includes sexual exploitation and forced labor, affects youth throughout the world. Victims are subject to coercion, exploitation, and repeated trauma. Given the secretive nature of this abuse, it can be difficult to identify victims.

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Young children with inborn errors of metabolism often present to medical care in extremis, although their symptoms can be nonspecific. Rare metabolic disorders are not always on the statewide newborn screening panels, so infants and children can present later in life with vomiting, altered mental status, seizures, coma, or death, without any indication prior of a metabolic disorder. Swift transport to a pediatric specialty center can be lifesaving and prevent neurologic damage in these patients while awaiting definitive testing for these genetic disorders.

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Objectives: Child sex trafficking is a global health problem, with a prevalence of 4% to 11% among high-risk adolescents. The objective of this study was to confidentially administer a validated screening tool in a pediatric emergency department by using an electronic tablet to identify minors at risk for sex trafficking. Our hypothesis was that this modality of administration would adequately identify high-risk patients.

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