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Firearm-related fatality surveillance in Hartford County, ConnecticutG Lapidus
Connecticut Children s Medical Center, Injury Prevention Center, 282 Washington Street Hartford, CT 06106, USA
Conn Med 65:93-7. 2001..To evaluate the feasibility of implementing a firearm fatality surveillance system in Hartford County, Connecticut...
A statewide survey of domestic violence screening behaviors among pediatricians and family physiciansGarry Lapidus
Injury Prevention Center, Connecticut Children s Medical Center, 282 Washington St, Hartford, CT 06106, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:332-6. 2002..To assess rates of previous domestic violence (DV) training, current screening practices, and barriers to screening among Connecticut pediatric primary care physicians...
Police accident report forms: safety device coding and enacted lawsK Brock
Safe Kids Connecticut, Injury Prevention Center, Connecticut Children s Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut 06106, USA
Inj Prev 14:405-7. 2008..Revising the PAR forms in all states to include complete variables for safety devices should be an important priority, independent of the laws...
Using trauma registry data to guide injury prevention program activitiesSteven C Rogers
Injury Prevention Center, Connecticut Children s Medical Center, Hartford, 06106, USA
J Trauma 69:S209-13. 2010..Injury prevention programs should be based on objective injury data. This study demonstrates how local injury data can be used to help guide injury prevention programs...
All-terrain vehicle riding among youth: how do they fair?Brendan T Campbell
Injury Prevention Center and Department of Pediatric Surgery, Connecticut Children s Medical Center and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, CT 06106, USA
J Pediatr Surg 45:925-9. 2010..Pediatric all-terrain vehicle (ATV) injuries have been increasing annually for more than a decade. The objective of this study was to describe the riding behaviors, helmet use, and crash history of young ATV riders...
Epidemiology of trauma at a level 1 trauma centerBrendan T Campbell
Injury Prevention Center, Department of Surgery, Connecticut Children s Medical Center and Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 282 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106, USA
Conn Med 73:389-94. 2009..Violent assaults ranked highest in the injury prevention priority score. This research identified areas for further study and will help guide community injury prevention programs and policies...
New teen drivers and their parents: what they know and what they expectKeith Sherman
Injury Prevention Center, Connecticut Children s Medical Center, 282 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106, USA
Am J Health Behav 28:387-96. 2004..To assess teens' and parents' knowledge of teen driver safety and to compare teens' and parents' expectations about learning to drive and acquiring a driver's license...
Pediatrician attitudes, knowledge, and practice behavior regarding teen driving safetyBrendan T Campbell
Injury Prevention Center, Trauma Institute, Connecticut Children s Medical Center and Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT 06106, USA
J Safety Res 40:121-4. 2009..S. roads. Injury prevention counseling is recommended as a valuable and cost-effective part of routine health supervision. This study describes pediatrician knowledge and practice regarding teen driving safety...
Does knowledge of teen driving risks and awareness of current law translate into support for stronger GDL provisions? Lessons learned from one stateBrendan T Campbell
Injury Prevention Center, Connecticut Children s Medical Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Traffic Inj Prev 10:320-4. 2009..This study provides a method for states to identify specific demographic groups that may differ with regard to their awareness of teen driving risks, knowledge of current GDL law, and support for GDL upgrades...
Intervention improves physician counseling on teen driving safetyBrendan T Campbell
Injury Prevention Center, Connecticut Children s Medical Center and Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut 06106, USA
J Trauma 67:S54-7. 2009..As part of a statewide campaign, we surveyed physician attitudes and practice regarding teen driving safety before and after a brief intervention designed to facilitate in office counseling...
Outdoor play: A survey of parent's perceptions of their child's safetyMeredith Kalish
Connecticut Children s Medical Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, USA
J Trauma 69:S218-22. 2010..The study objective was to determine whether parents who perceived their neighborhood as unsafe would be most likely to restrict their child's outdoor play and report the greatest worries related to neighborhood characteristics...
Innovations in injury prevention educationMichael J Mello
Injury Prevention Center, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
J Trauma 63:S7-9. 2007..For each program, summaries of methods are provided, along with the results of basic statistical analyses. The need for continued research on education's role in injury prevention is emphasized...
Violent death in Connecticut, 2001 to 2004Kevin Borrup
Violence Prevention Program, Connecticut Children s Medical Center, Injury Prevention Center, Hartford, USA
Conn Med 72:197-201. 2008..In Connecticut suicide is the leading cause of violent death overall; however, in areas characterized by the highest levels of poverty and lowest levels of education, homicide is the leading cause of violent death...
The effects of city-wide implementation of "second step" on elementary school students' prosocial and aggressive behaviorsMichelle Beaulieu Cooke
Injury Prevention Center, Connecticut Children s Medical Center, Hartford, CT 06106, USA
J Prim Prev 28:93-115. 2007..Behavioral observations and disciplinary referrals showed no significant changes. The program was implemented with high fidelity and engaged a wide range of participants from the community...
Self-reported experience with safe transport of children with special healthcare needs: a rehabilitation therapist perspectiveEileen Blake
Injury Prevention Center, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, 282 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106, USA
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 85:181-4. 2006..We recommend the development and implementation of a continuing educational program for rehabilitation therapists regarding the safe transportation of CSHCN...
