Health disparities are an increasingly researched topic in the United States. Evidence of
disparities found across the spectrum of health care includes pediatric patients. The purpose …

Racial and ethnic inequities in paediatric care have received increased research attention
over the past two decades, particularly in the past 5 years, alongside an increased societal …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate in a national database the association of race and socioeconomic
status with radiographic evaluation and subsequent diagnosis of child abuse after traumatic …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To reduce missed cases of pediatric abusive head
trauma (AHT), Pediatric Brain Injury Research Network investigators derived a 4-variable …

OBJECT In the US, race and economic status have pervasive associations with mechanisms
of injury, severity of injury, management, and outcomes of trauma. The goal of the current …

Nia is a first-grade student with a history of trauma who was brought in by ambulance to the
pediatric emergency department for “out of control behavior” at school. This is the first of …

Objective To determine the prevalence of additional injuries or bleeding disorders in a large
population of young infants evaluated for abuse because of apparently isolated bruising …

Objective To describe the percentage and characteristics of children aged< 24 months with
non-motor vehicle crash (MVC)-related injuries who undergo a skeletal survey and have …

There has been an increasing focus on the impact of racism both within pediatrics and
throughout society as a whole. This focus has emerged as a result of the current …

Objectives: Abusive head trauma is a leading cause of traumatic death and disability during
infancy and early childhood. Evidence-based screening tools for abusive head trauma do …