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Emily Greenwald

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine

Selected Publications


Educational Strategies in Pediatric Trauma Resuscitation Across Disciplines: A Scoping Review.

Journal Article J Surg Res · June 2024 INTRODUCTION: Trauma is the leading cause of death and disability in children. Differences in mechanism, injury pattern, severity, and physiology in this population distinguish pediatric trauma patients from adults. Educational techniques including simulat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Use of pediatric trauma simulations to facilitate exposure to pediatric trauma resuscitations during training.

Journal Article Surgery · December 2023 BACKGROUND: Pediatric traumas are often high-acuity but are low-frequency compared to adult trauma activations. This is reflected in the relatively limited experience with these events during training. Although some principles of trauma resuscitation are s ... Full text Link to item Cite

A National Comparison of Volume and Acuity for Adult and Pediatric Trauma: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program Cohort Study.

Journal Article J Surg Res · November 2023 INTRODUCTION: Most injured children receive trauma care outside of a pediatric trauma center. Differences in physiology, dosing, and injury pattern limit extrapolation of adult trauma principles to pediatrics. We compare US trauma center experience with pe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Use of a Structured Observation Tool to Promote Medical Student Engagement in Trauma Resuscitations.

Journal Article J Surg Educ · 2022 OBJECTIVE: We describe a novel approach to promoting medical student learning and engagement during trauma resuscitation with implementation of a structured observation and debriefing tool. DESIGN: In the context of a multifaceted quality improvement effor ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pediatric Sepsis in Community Emergency Care Settings: Guideline Concordance and Outcomes.

Journal Article Pediatr Emerg Care · December 1, 2021 OBJECTIVES: Bundled pediatric sepsis care has been associated with improved outcomes in tertiary pediatric emergency departments. Sepsis care at nontertiary sites where most children seek emergency care is not well described. We sought to describe the rate ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluating a longitudinal point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum for pediatric residents.

Journal Article BMC Med Educ · January 19, 2021 BACKGROUND: POCUS is a growing field in medical education, and an imaging modality ideal for children given the lack of ionizing radiation, ease of use, and good tolerability. A 2019 literature review revealed that no US pediatric residency programs integr ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Sensitivity of Clinician Diagnosis of Sepsis in Tertiary and Community-Based Emergency Settings.

Journal Article J Pediatr · April 2018 OBJECTIVES: To assess whether the risk of missed clinician diagnosis of pediatric sepsis requiring care in the intensive care unit (ICU) was greater in community vs tertiary pediatric emergency care settings with sepsis pathways. STUDY DESIGN: An observati ... Full text Link to item Cite

Medical students' reactions to anatomic dissection and the phenomenon of cadaver naming.

Journal Article Anat Sci Educ · 2014 The teaching of gross anatomy has, for centuries, relied on the dissection of human cadavers, and this formative experience is known to evoke strong emotional responses. The authors hypothesized that the phenomenon of cadaver naming is a coping mechanism u ... Full text Link to item Cite

Broken heart syndrome: what a rare cardiomyopathy can teach us

Journal Article Journal of Emergency Medical Services · March 1, 2009 Full text Link to item Cite