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| E C PowellSummaryAffiliation: Northwestern University Country: USA Publications
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A randomized trial of a home safety education intervention using a safe home modelElizabeth C Powell
Injury Prevention Research Center, Children s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA
J Trauma 69:S233-6. 2010..Young children are at risk for injuries in the home. This study was to compare a safe house model to The Injury Prevention Program (TIPP) sheet for providing injury prevention information...
Poor neighborhoods: safe playgroundsElizabeth C Powell
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Box 62, Children s Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children s Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
J Urban Health 82:403-10. 2005..Needed improvements include attention to wood chip depth, the removal of trash from the fall zone, and equipment repairs. Greater adult supervision is warranted...
Incidence and description of scooter-related injuries among childrenElizabeth C Powell
Divisions of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University s Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Ambul Pediatr 4:495-9. 2004..Objective: To describe trends in scooter-related injuries among US youth and compare scooter injuries to those related to in-line skates and skateboards...
Physician variation in test ordering in the management of gastroenteritis in childrenElizabeth C Powell
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University s Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 157:978-83. 2003..To describe the variation among physicians in test ordering when caring for children with gastroenteritis and to explore the effect of hospital charge information on such variation...
Incidence and description of stroller-related injuries to childrenElizabeth C Powell
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children s Memorial Hospital, and the Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University s Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA
Pediatrics 110:e62. 2002..To describe the incidence, circumstances, and types of stroller-related injuries among US children...
Adjusting our view of injury risk: the burden of nonfatal injuries in infancyElizabeth C Powell
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA
Pediatrics 110:792-6. 2002..To describe the incidence, external cause, and types of injuries among infants treated in US emergency departments (EDs) and to compare the external cause of nonfatal to fatal injuries...
Incidence and description of high chair-related injuries to childrenElizabeth C Powell
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill 60614, USA
Ambul Pediatr 2:276-8. 2002..To describe the incidence, circumstances, and types of high chair-related injuries among US children...
Incidence and circumstances of nonfatal firearm-related injuries among children and adolescentsE C Powell
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children s Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children s Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 155:1364-8. 2001..To describe the incidence and circumstances of nonfatal firearm-related injuries among children and adolescents treated in US emergency departments...
Community childhood injury surveillance: an emergency department-based modelNoel S Zuckerbraun
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Memorial Hospital and the Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 20:361-6. 2004..These data have allowed targeted injury prevention efforts in Cabrini Green, and future surveillance will allow the evaluation of injury prevention activities...
Cycling injuries treated in emergency departments: need for bicycle helmets among preschoolersE C Powell
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Box 62, Children s Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children s Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 154:1096-100. 2000....
Supervision of young children with fall injuriesYessenia Castro
Children s Memorial Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University s Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
J Trauma 69:S214-7. 2010..Specific information about the supervision of young children with injuries related to falls is limited. In this study, we describe the supervision and physical environment of falls resulting in medical care in the emergency department...
Urgency of evaluation and outcome of acute ovarian torsion in pediatric patientsJennifer F Anders
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:532-5. 2005..To describe the symptoms, diagnostic studies, and rate of ovarian salvage among children and adolescents with ovarian torsion...
Incidence and trends of pediatric ovarian torsion hospitalizations in the United States, 2000-2006Bridgette D Guthrie
Children s Memorial Hospital, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2300 Children s Plaza, Box 62, Chicago, IL 60614, USA
Pediatrics 125:532-8. 2010..Demographic factors and hospital characteristics that are associated with rates of oophorectomy were also explored...
Pediatric window falls: not just a problem for children in high risesN L Vish
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Cininnati Children s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Inj Prev 11:300-3. 2005..In Boston and New York, public health efforts have successfully decreased window fall injuries. Local data are needed to develop appropriate interventions for Chicago...
Tykes and bikes: injuries associated with bicycle-towed child trailers and bicycle-mounted child seatsE C Powell
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill 60614, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 154:351-3. 2000..To describe the incidence, type, and severity of injuries related to the use of bicycle-towed trailers for transporting children and to compare them with injuries associated with the use of child seats mounted on adult bicycles...
Screening for intimate-partner violence in the pediatric emergency departmentJonathan D Newman
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 21:79-83. 2005..As socioeconomic and visit characteristics are imprecise in identifying women at risk, screening should include all women. Screening for IPV in the pediatric ED is acceptable to women...
Oral ondansetron for gastroenteritis in a pediatric emergency departmentStephen B Freedman
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
N Engl J Med 354:1698-705. 2006..We conducted a double-blind trial to determine whether a single oral dose of ondansetron, an antiemetic, would improve outcomes in children with gastroenteritis...
