Research In Action
Research In Action
Catch up with newsworthy pediatric injury prevention articles from September 2023 gathered by CHOP's Dr. Patty Huang.
This article advocates for creating a cell phone app that allows users to call 988 with just a touch of a button.
An Unexpected Factor in Firearm Injury: Neighborhood Gentrification
A recent study finds that gentrification is associated with increased incidence of firearm injury. Read more to find out why authors think this may be.
Post-Injury Outcomes from Concussions Outside of Sports in College Athletes
CHOP researchers found that college athletes had worse post-injury outcomes related to concussions they experienced outside of sports than those they experienced while playing sports. In addition, female athletes who sustained their injury outside of sports had more severe symptoms and more days in sports lost to injury relative to male athletes.
Toxic Ingestions of Cannabis in Children
A recent study found that more than half of kids under age 6 who ingested edible cannabis had symptomatic and harmful exposures.
A group in Florida strives to reduce gun violence in communities by providing basic everyday needs to communities.
A new study reports that more than half of teens who tried vaping tried to quit at least once and that most of them were able to quit on their own without assistance.
