Association Between Unintentional Child Injury in the Home and Parental Implementation of Modifications for Safety

Vanya C Jones^{1

2}, Wendy Shields^{2

3}, Rajiv Ayyagari⁴, Shannon Frattaroli^{2

3}, Eileen M McDonald^{1

2}, Andrea C Gielen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
² Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
³ Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
⁴ Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

PMID: 30304344
PMCID: PMC6583008
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.2781

Association Between Unintentional Child Injury in the Home and Parental Implementation of Modifications for Safety

Vanya C Jones et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2018.

. 2018 Dec 1;172(12):1189-1190.

doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.2781.

Authors

Vanya C Jones^{1

2}, Wendy Shields^{2

3}, Rajiv Ayyagari⁴, Shannon Frattaroli^{2

3}, Eileen M McDonald^{1

2}, Andrea C Gielen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
² Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
³ Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
⁴ Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts & Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

PMID: 30304344
PMCID: PMC6583008
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.2781

Abstract

This study of pediatric emergency department medical records explores children’s unintentional home injuries and parents’ reports of the cause of the injury, what could have prevented it, and changes made in homes afterward.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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