North Carolina medical journal
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Children who have sustained a brain injury should receive specialized, coordinated, family-centered care from their primary care providers. By knowing more about the etiology, assessment, associated conditions, and prevention of pediatric TBI, medical providers can better address the multiple needs of the child and family as they cope with new challenges. The management of pediatric brain injury can be complex and time consuming, but we must all be responsive to the needs of these children and their families to ensure their good health, their welfare, and their happiness.
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Strategies for preventing domestic violence can be tailored to a particular geographic or socioeconomic area if the patterns of domestic violence in the area are known. National statistics, although widely available, may not be applicable to a specific region. We reviewed homicide deaths in Eastern North Carolina between 1978 and 1999 to identify patterns in this rural area. ⋯ But fatal cases of DV are only the tip of the iceberg, and may pertain only to a particular geographic area. We undertook the present study to assess the prevalence of lethal domestic violence in the 29 counties of eastern North Carolina (ENC) that make up the catchment area for the University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina (UHSEC). UHSEC includes the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University (BSM-ECU; previously known as East Carolina University-SOM) and Pitt County Memorial Hospital.