Measuring the effectiveness of a car seat program in an urban, level one pediatric trauma center.

Background: Motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) are a significant safety issue in the United States. Young children are disproportionally impacted by car accidents and suffer high rates of injuries and mortality. When used properly, car seats have been found to reduce the severity of injuries.

Evaluating an urban pediatric hospital's scald burn prevention program.

Background: Over 450,000 individuals are hospitalized with burns annually and roughly 35% are scald burns. Children younger than 5 years of age are at the greatest risk of scald burn injury. Caregiver burn prevention programs have been found to reduce the prevalence of injuries in young children; however, low-income and underserved populations seldomly have access to these programs.

Implementation of an Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Program Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration: A Pilot Study.

Background: Shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma (SBS/AHT) is the leading cause of child abuse death. Our institution piloted an evidence-based educational program to increase nurse and caregiver knowledge about SBS/AHT.

Methods: Nurses participated in a pretest survey, completed online implementation training, and then were given a posttest survey to determine the change in SBS/AHT knowledge.

Trauma center activity and surge response during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic-the Philadelphia story.

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Stop the Bleed: The Impact of a Basic Bleeding Control Course on High School Personnel's Perceptions of Self-Efficacy and School Preparedness.

: Uncontrolled bleeding is the leading cause of preventable death from trauma. The Stop the Bleed (STB) initiative provides basic education about bleeding to potential immediate responders. The present study aimed to assess the perceptions of self-efficacy and school preparedness related to responding to a life-threatening bleeding emergency in school personnel at an urban high school.

The Use of an Autologous Cell Harvesting and Processing Device to Decrease Surgical Procedures and Expedite Healing in Two Pediatric Burn Patients.

Introduction: Autologous cell harvesting and processing devices are designed to facilitate the harvesting of cells using enzymatic and physical disruption techniques to immediately apply non-cultured autologous cell suspension (ACS) to the wound area.

Objective: This case report evaluates clinical outcomes following application of cellular suspension with split-thickness skin grafts (STSGs) as an adjunct for definitive closure of burn injuries and donor sites in 2 pediatric patients.

Materials And Methods: The cases were performed under a humanitarian use protocol following institutional review board approval at St.

Stop the Bleed Training Improves Knowledge, Skills, and Confidence Among School Nurses.

Background: School nurses play an integral part in prehospital care for life-threatening bleeding in educational environments. This study evaluated the efficacy of Stop the Bleed training for improving school nurses' knowledge, hands-on skill, self-confidence, and belief in school preparedness for responding to a life-threatening bleeding emergency.

Method: Sixteen northeastern U.

Practice makes perfect: The impact of Stop the Bleed training on hemorrhage control knowledge, wound packing, and tourniquet application in the workplace.

Introduction: The national Stop the Bleed (STB) campaign was implemented in 2015 to provide hemorrhage control education to non-medical providers to reduce the number of deaths due to uncontrolled hemorrhage. Hands on training limits the availability of this program, and its importance is not known amongst lay providers. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of STB training for laypersons on knowledge and skill-based abilities in the workplace setting.

Cohorting Trauma Patients in a Medical/Surgical Unit at a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center to Enhance Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Documentation.

Medical errors are a significant issue in health care that may be avoided through enhanced communication and documentation. This study examines interdisciplinary communication and compliance with trauma standards of care demonstrated through following the implementation of cohorting trauma patients to one medical/surgical unit and instituting daily interdisciplinary trauma patient rounds. Potential benefits include enhanced communication, improved nursing satisfaction, and increased compliance with trauma standards of care demonstrated through documentation, which the literature suggests improves quality of care.