Timely Recognition of Abusive Injuries (TRAIN): Results from a Statewide Quality Improvement Collaborative.

ABSTRACT: Early recognition of physical abuse is critical as children often experience recurrent abuse if their environment remains unchanged. The Timely Recognition of Abusive Injuries (TRAIN) Collaborative was a quality improvement network of 6 Ohio children's hospitals created in 2015 to improve the management of injuries concerning for abuse in infants. TRAIN's first phase sought to reduce recurrent abuse by recognizing and responding to injured infants. This study aimed to reduce reinjury rate among infants ≤6 months by 10% at 1 year and 50% by 2 years and sustain improvement for 1 year as reflected in 3- and 12-month reinjury rates.

Methods

The TRAIN Collaborative adopted the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Breakthrough Series Collaborative Model, where partnerships between organ

SUBMITTER: Crichton KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10085510 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature