December 17, 2015 ,
An international survey of hospital emergency department (ED) staff has found a gap in knowedge when dealing with child traumatic stress and providing emotional support to children admitted to hospital after injury. Through a survey of 2,648 hospital ED physicians and nurses from more than 80 countries, an international research team found knowledge and confidence gaps around child traumatic stress and mental health care and a desire for more education.
January 12, 2015 ,
Nurses play a key role in children’s physical and psychological recovery from injury. We are often the first to recognize and respond to the emotional impact of injury on families. A new study published in the Journal of Pediatric Nursing provides the first systematic look at what nurses think and do with regard to trauma-informed care for children.
May 29, 2014 ,
Each year 8 million children in the United States (including nearly 1 million Hispanic children) suffer an injury that requires emergency room care or a hospital stay. As part of National Trauma Awareness Month, a team of experts at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) today launched a new Spanish-language website, AfterTheInjury.org/es, to help Spanish-speaking parents help their children recover after an injury.
October 24, 2013 ,
A new study from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) published today in the Journal of Pediatrics found that while most children improved cognitive function while in inpatient rehabilitation, those with traumatic brain injury (TBI) were discharged with significant cognitive functioning deficits affecting memory, problem solving, and verbal communication that would require continued support. Researchers recommend that parents and their child’s primary care physician to coordinate reentry to home and school.
January 11, 2010 ,
The Center’s behavioral researchers recently published research in the Journal of Traumatic Stress showing that, one month after their child was injured, 37 percent of parents experienced acute stress disorder or significant traumatic stress symptoms. Of those parents 15 percent displayed longer-term symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) more than six months after the initial injury. To help families bounce back from a child’s injury, Center Researchers have created
www.AfterTheInjury.org.
May 27, 2009 ,
To help parents deal with kids’ injuries in the summer and year-round, a team of expert behavioral researchers, trauma surgeons and trauma nurses launched a new website,
www.AfterTheInjury.org. Taking the the best from science and practice, the new site lets parents watch brief videos, download tip sheets, and create a personalized care plan based on their child’s individual situation. The website was developed based on nearly a decade of research on childhood injury and its emotional effect on kids and their parents.
February 1, 2008 ,
The Center for Injury Research and Prevention at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia received a $50,000 grant to help prevent traumatic stress in children after an injury. Researchers at the Center are working with injured children and their families to develop effective screening tools and interventions that can be integrated into hospital trauma care. They are developing a state-of-the-art interactive Web site that will provide parents with easy access to credible information, tips, and practical tools to help support their injured children’s emotional recovery.
November 7, 2005 ,
In a national study of children in motor vehicle crashes, researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia report that traumatic stress can occur without injury. Looking at a wide range of crashes reported to State Farm Insurance Companies®, researchers found that while most children did well, two percent of them and five percent of their parents experienced multiple traumatic stress symptoms that disrupted their lives. Researchers urge clinicians to screen children and their parents after any crash experience.
June 3, 2002 ,
In 90 percent of families with children injured in a traffic crash, the child or a parent will suffer at least one significant acute stress symptom, according to a study conducted at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Moreover, 25 percent of children and parents experience more pervasive symptoms that warrant clinical attention. Nancy Kassam-Adams, Ph.D. and Flaura K. Winston, M.D., Ph.D., co-authors of the study in the June 2002 issue of Pediatrics, offer guidelines for assessing acute stress symptoms in children and parents.
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