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Outcomes in Children and Young Adults Who Are Hospitalized for Firearms-Related Injuries by DiScala, Carla, Sege, Robert

“…To compare outcomes by intent of nonfatal firearms-related injuries in a hospitalized population, newborn to 19 years of age, and estimate the national…”
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Injuries to Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by DiScala, Carla, Lescohier, Ilana, Barthel, Martha, Li, Guohua

“…To determine differences between hospital admitted injuries to children with preinjury attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and injuries to those…”
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Patient and Injury Characteristics in Abusive Abdominal Injuries by Trokel, Matthew, Discala, Carla, Terrin, Norma C, Sege, Robert D

“…OBJECTIVE:To identify patient and injury characteristics associated with suspected child abuse in the setting of blunt abdominal trauma. PATIENTS:We extracted…”
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Kidney and testicle injuries in team and individual sports: data from the national pediatric trauma registry by Wan, Julian, Corvino, Timothy F, Greenfield, Saul P, DiScala, Carla

“…We define the risk of kidney or testicle injury in children who play contact sports. National Pediatric Trauma Registry data from 50 United States pediatric…”
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Water safety: age-specific changes in knowledge and attitudes following a school-based intervention by Terzidis, Agis, Koutroumpa, Anastasia, Skalkidis, Ilias, Matzavakis, Ioannis, Malliori, Meni, Frangakis, Constantine E, DiScala, Carla, Petridou, Eleni Th

“…Objectives: To explore whether an intervention during mandatory schooling can lead to age-specific changes in water safety knowledge and attitudes. Methods:…”
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Horse-related injuries in pediatric patients by Ghosh, Arundhati, DiScala, Carla, Drew, Carolyn, Lessin, Marc, Feins, Neil

“…Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics, nature, severity and outcome of injuries from horse-related trauma in pediatric patients,…”
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The incidence of recreational genitourinary and abdominal injuries in the Western New York pediatric population by Wan, Juliaan, Corvino, Timothy F, Greenfield, Saul P, DiScala, Carla

“…We estimate the incidence of recreation related pediatric abdominal, testis and kidney injuries. Trauma registry data at the regional pediatric trauma center…”
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Prehospital endotracheal intubation for severe head injury in children: a reappraisal by Cooper, A, DiScala, C, Foltin, G, Tunik, M, Markenson, D, Welborn, C

“…Controversy exists regarding the efficacy of prehospital assisted ventilation by endotracheal intubation (ETI) versus bag-valve-mask (BVM) in serious pediatric…”
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Pediatric trauma is very much a surgical disease by TEPAS, Joseph J, FRYKBERG, Eric R, JOSEPH, R, TEPAS, J. III, SCHINCO, Miren A, PIEPER, Pam, DISCALA, Carla, JAMES, R, O'NEILL, A. JR, LEWIS, R, FLINT, M, HALLER, Alex

“…The evolution of nonoperative management of certain solid visceral injuries has stimulated speculation that management of the severely injured child is no…”
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Mortality and truncal injury: the pediatric perspective by Cooper, A, Barlow, B, DiScala, C, String, D

“…To determine the extent and consequences of major truncal injury in children, we analyzed data collected prospectively by the National Pediatric Trauma…”
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Blunt Abdominal Injury in the Young Pediatric Patient: Child Abuse and Patient Outcomes by Trokel, Matthew, DiScala, Carla, Terrin, Norma C., Sege, Robert D.

“…This study sought to evaluate injury causes and patient outcomes in young children with abdominal injuries. Cases of blunt abdominal injury (N = 927) to…”
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Pediatric trauma caused by personal watercraft: a ten-year retrospective by Rubin, Lee Eric, Stein, Philip Brett, DiScala, Carla, Grottkau, Brian Edward

“…Evidence indicates that young adults are at significant risk for powered personal watercraft (PWC)-related injuries. This article examines the nature of PWC…”
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Death from pelvic fracture: Children are different by Ismail, Naveed, Bellemare, Jean Francois, Mollitt, Daniel L, DiScala, Carla, Koeppel, Brent, Tepas, J.J

“…This study compares outcome from pelvic fractures in children with that of adults. Data for 23,700 children registered in the National Pediatric Trauma…”
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The Pediatric Trauma Score as a predictor of injury severity: an objective assessment by Tepas, 3rd, J J, Ramenofsky, M L, Mollitt, D L, Gans, B M, DiScala, C

“…The ability of the Pediatric Trauma Score (P.T.S.) to predict injury severity and mortality was evaluated by analysis of its relationship with the Injury…”
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Management of blunt pediatric hepatic and splenic injury: similar process, different outcome by Paddock, Heather N, Tepas, 3rd, Joseph J, Ramenofsky, Max L, Vane, Dennis W, Discala, Carla

“…Though nonoperative management of stable children with blunt solid organ injury has been shown to be effective, we hypothesize that hepatic injuries represent…”
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Functional outcome in children with multiple trauma without significant head injury by Aitken, M E, Jaffe, K M, DiScala, C, Rivara, F P

“…To assess functional outcome and describe disability at discharge in children who have had trauma without significant head injury. Retrospective cohort…”
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Blunt trauma in children : causes and outcomes of head versus extracranial injury by LESCOHIER, I, DISCALA, C

“…A subset of the National Pediatric Trauma Registry was analyzed to describe causes and outcomes of blunt trauma among children younger than age 15 years. This…”
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Efficacy of pediatric trauma care: results of a population-based study by Cooper, A, Barlow, B, DiScala, C, String, D, Ray, K, Mottley, L

“…To determine concordance between regional outcome and national norms with respect to pediatric injury diagnosis, severity, and mortality in a state lacking a…”
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Pediatric trauma center criteria: An outcomes analysis by Doolin, Edward J., Browne, Anne M., DiScala, Carla

“…Background/Purpose: Trauma centers (TC) are certified based on widely accepted criteria. These specific criteria rarely are scrutinized individually. The…”
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Bicycle-related Injuries Among Preschool Children by Powell, Elizabeth C, Tanz, Robert R, DiScala, Carla

“…Study objective: To describe the circumstances, severity, and outcome of bicycle-related injuries among hospitalized children younger than 5 years and to…”
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