Current Pediatric Trauma Research Studies:

• Screening For Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Risk Taking Behaviors in Injured Adolescents This study hopes to perform feasibility test and characterize the alcohol risk profile (through the AUDIT and DDIX survey screens) in adolescents hospitalized following an injury. The primary goal is to test the feasibility of AUIDT and DDIx screening in a high risk hospitalized population. This will help us develop effective interventions for these high risk behavior patients.

• Trauma Recidivism in 11-17 Year Old Patients

  
  

  We are trying show if there is a relationship between risk profiles (scored from a series of survey questions) and trauma recidivism (re-injury requiring a visit to a pediatrician or hospital) in 11-17 year old patients.

• Pancreatic Trauma Assessment of Clinical Outcomes and Complications in Children
• Racial Disparities in Pediatric Trauma
• Use of Cervical CT Scanning in Pediatric Trauma
• Management of Blunt Trauma to the Intestine

Research Projects

NIAAA

Tailored Teen Alcohol and Violence prevention in the ER Develop and refine a tailored integrated prevention approach with different delivery mechanisms (Computer adapted motivational interviewing / skills training (AMI+ST) and Therapist adapted motivational interviewing / skills training (AMI+ST) interventions), that address both alcohol misuse and violence among all adolescents ( medical and injured ages 14-18 seeking care in an urban ED. Conduct a randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of integrated tailored alcohol and violence prevention approaches [Computer AMI+ST, Therapist AMI+ST, and an informational pamphlet control condition (IC)] for adolescents (ages 14-18) being treated in an urban ED, with 3-, 6-, and 12-month outcomes. Examine the influence of key moderating variables (e.g., demographic and treatment process) and proximal outcome variables (e.g.., self-efficacy, stage of change) on intervention effectiveness. Role: Co-PI

R-49-CCR-518605-01 (Zimmerman)
09/30/00 - 09/29/05
Centers for Disease Control, Injury Control Center Pilot Project: Brief Emergency Department Intervention (Maio, R. PI) The pilot project adapts an existing alcohol related intervention in the Emergency Department for youth violence prevention. The web-based intervention will be designed to include an interactive component addressing violence prevention.