Center for Pediatric Trauma Research

Pediatric Patients Receive Higher Radiation at Non-pediatric Trauma Centers

A novel software tool for calculating radiation burden has determined that pediatric trauma patients, evaluated using CT imaging primarily at adult trauma centers, demonstrate higher radiation exposure than those imaged primarily at a pediatric trauma center.

April 19, 2019 | Written by Bailey Dye

Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice, Center for Pediatric Trauma Research, Center for Surgical Outcomes Research

From Military Zones to Pediatric Trauma Centers, Implementing Massive Transfusion Protocols

While military and adult research has shown massive transfusion protocols to be lifesaving, implementation and validation in pediatrics lags.

October 25, 2016 | Written by Abbie Roth

Center for Pediatric Trauma Research, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine

A Painful Reality: Care Providers Tend to Underestimate Pain During Pediatric Burn Dressing Changes

Researchers call for an updated pain scale.

September 13, 2016 | Written by Krista Wheeler

Center for Injury Research and Policy, Center for Pediatric Trauma Research