Car seat education: A randomized controlled trial of teaching methods.

Objective: To determine if a less labor-intensive video-based program for teaching car seat installation can be as effective as the traditional didactic lecture component.

Methods: This is a randomized controlled trial of caregivers seeking car seat education. Caregivers were assigned to didactic or video-based social learning classes.

Injuries and outcomes associated with recreational vehicle accidents in pediatric trauma.

Purpose: To identify injuries and outcomes from Recreational/Off-Highway Vehicles (RV/OHV) accidents at a pediatric trauma center.

Methods: A retrospective review of a prospective pediatric trauma registry was performed to identify patients sustaining injuries from an RV/OHV between January 2007 and July 2015. Vehicles included: all-terrain vehicles (ATV), dirt bikes, utility-terrain vehicles (UTV), golf carts, go-karts, and dune buggies.

Morbidity of pediatric dog bites: a case series at a level one pediatric trauma center.

Background: Pediatric dog bite injuries are common and vary in severity. We sought to characterize predisposing factors, required interventions, and morbidity.

Methods: A prospective clinical database at a level one pediatric trauma center was reviewed for dog bite injuries over 74 consecutive months ending December 2013.