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View article: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual Reality Curriculum to Support Firearm Safety Counseling Skills Among Pediatric Residents
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual Reality Curriculum to Support Firearm Safety Counseling Skills Among Pediatric Residents Open
Background Firearm-related injury is the leading cause of death among US children and adolescents. Residents across specialties report low preparedness to provide firearm safety counseling. Virtual reality (VR) may offer a modality to supp…
View article: The Experience of Survivors of Firearm Suicide Attempts: A Retrospective Case Series
The Experience of Survivors of Firearm Suicide Attempts: A Retrospective Case Series Open
Objective: We sought to identify people who survived firearm suicide attempts to describe the acute stressors, substance use, and mental health conditions related to the attempt. Background: Most firearm deaths in the United States are the…
View article: Characterizing Gun Violence by Time, Day of the Week, Holidays, and Month in 6 US Cities, 2015-2021
Characterizing Gun Violence by Time, Day of the Week, Holidays, and Month in 6 US Cities, 2015-2021 Open
Developing interventions to prevent firearm-related violence and to address its consequences requires an improved understanding of when these violent events are most likely to occur. We explored gunshot events in 6 of the most populated ci…
View article: Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury Following Blunt Trauma in Children Younger Than 3 Years
Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury Following Blunt Trauma in Children Younger Than 3 Years Open
Importance There is variability in practice and imaging usage to diagnose cervical spine injury (CSI) following blunt trauma in pediatric patients. Objective To develop a prediction model to guide imaging usage and to identify trends in im…
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Cover 1(with editorial board) Open
View article: Characterizing gun violence by time, day of the week, and holidays in six US cities 2015-2021
Characterizing gun violence by time, day of the week, and holidays in six US cities 2015-2021 Open
Developing interventions to prevent firearm-related violence and to address its consequences requires an improved understanding of when these violent events are most likely to occur. We explored gunshot events by time of day, day of week, …
View article: Racial and Social Determinants of Civilian Gunshot Wounds to the Head
Racial and Social Determinants of Civilian Gunshot Wounds to the Head Open
Objective To assess the clinical, racial, and social characteristics of victims of Gunshot wounds (GSWs) to the head and assess for associations between these factors and outcomes. Summary Background Data Previous literature has not focuse…
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Cover 1(with editorial board) Open
View article: The impact of broadening COVID-19 testing eligibility on communities of color – A lesson for overcoming structural barriers to health care
The impact of broadening COVID-19 testing eligibility on communities of color – A lesson for overcoming structural barriers to health care Open
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Table of Contents Open
View article: Annual Incidence of Hospitalization for Nonfatal Firearm-Related Injuries in New York From 2005 to 2016
Annual Incidence of Hospitalization for Nonfatal Firearm-Related Injuries in New York From 2005 to 2016 Open
The annual incidence of hospitalization for nonfatal firearm-related injuries in New York during the study period was 18.4 per 100 000 population. Reliable tracking of nonfatal firearm-related injury data may be useful for policy makers, h…
View article: Updates in Firearms Access Screening
Updates in Firearms Access Screening Open
View article: Duodeno-pancreatic and extrahepatic biliary tree trauma: WSES-AAST guidelines
Duodeno-pancreatic and extrahepatic biliary tree trauma: WSES-AAST guidelines Open
View article: A radial clutch needle for facile and safe tissue compartment access
A radial clutch needle for facile and safe tissue compartment access Open
Efficient and safe access to targeted therapeutic sites is a universal challenge in minimally invasive medical intervention. Percutaneous and transluminal needle insertion is often performed blindly and requires significant user skill and …
View article: Screening for Access to Firearms by Pediatric Trainees in High-Risk Patients
Screening for Access to Firearms by Pediatric Trainees in High-Risk Patients Open
View article: The open abdomen in trauma and non-trauma patients: WSES guidelines
The open abdomen in trauma and non-trauma patients: WSES guidelines Open
View article: Substance use patterns and in-hospital care of adolescents and young adults attending music concerts
Substance use patterns and in-hospital care of adolescents and young adults attending music concerts Open
View article: The Quiet Room
The Quiet Room Open
After yet another mass shooting, we are told again that it is time for “a national conversation about guns.” From the vantage point of a trauma surgeon who has broken the news of a child’s death to far too many mothers, conversation seems …
View article: Splenic trauma: WSES classification and guidelines for adult and pediatric patients
Splenic trauma: WSES classification and guidelines for adult and pediatric patients Open
View article: Survey of American College of Surgeons Committee on trauma members on firearm injury
Survey of American College of Surgeons Committee on trauma members on firearm injury Open
Prognostic/epidemiologic study, level I; therapeutic care, level II.
View article: Massachusetts Graduated Driver-Licensing Program
Massachusetts Graduated Driver-Licensing Program Open
View article: Occult Blood and Perianal Examination
Occult Blood and Perianal Examination Open
Objectives: Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often presents insidiously and standard blood tests are normal in 20% of patients. We hypothesize that fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) and the perianal examination in addition to blo…