Child Safety: A Pediatric Guide for Parents, Teachers, Nurses, & Caregivers

Child Safety calls upon the knowledge of expert pediatricians to empower those who care for children. Caregivers are responsible for the health and safety of children, and that responsibility raises concerns and questions that continue to arise throughout a child's development. This pediatric guide addresses those questions with discussions ranging from basic child safety in the home to the timely issue of terrorism.

Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP, is currently the medical director for Texas Children’s Health Plan, a clinical associate professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, and an attending physician for the Texas Children’s Hospital’s forensic pediatrics service. Previously, he was associate chair of the Pediatrics Department and medical director of Child Abuse Services at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as well as an associate professor of pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine, where he met the other authors who have contributed to this book.
Cynthia DeLago, MD, MPH, FAAP, is an assistant professor of pediatrics specializing in child abuse at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of the New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, New Jersey, and co-chair of the Region 2 Ambulatory Pediatrics Association. Previously, she was an assistant professor of pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine and an attending physician at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, where she practiced general pediatric and adolescent medicine and directed the Community Pediatrics and Child Advocacy program. She is the mother of 4 children between the ages of 14 and 24 years.
Hans Kersten, MD, FAAP, graduated from Temple University School of Medicine and completed his residency at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. He is now an assistant professor of pediatrics at St. Christopher’s and at Drexel University College of Medicine. Currently, he is participating in the Pediatric Academy Society's Educational Scholars Program, works as a children’s environmental health faculty champion for the National Environmental Education and Teaching Foundation, and is a member of the Philadelphia mayor’s Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention Task Force. Dr. Kerstin’s academic interests include lead poisoning research, resident education, and teaching evidence-based medicine. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and daughters.
Paul Matz, MD, FAAP, received his MD from the State University of New York at Buffalo and completed his residency training in pediatrics at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 1999. He then held a fellowship in general academic pediatrics at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University. In 2001, he joined the faculty of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and Drexel University College of Medicine in the Pediatrics Department, where he continues to see patients and supervise residents in the Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics. Dr. Matz, his wife Miriam, and their daughter Rebecca live in Sicklerville, New Jersey.
Robert McGregor, MD, is professor and associate chair of Education and Clinical Affairs in the Pediatrics Department of Drexel University College of Medicine. He is also the pediatric residency director at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. Clinically, he functions as a hospital-based diagnostician and medical director of the multidisciplinary sports medicine clinic. Nationally, Dr. McGregor serves as president of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors and is active in the Ambulatory Pediatric Association, the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Laura Smals, MD, is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine and practices at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, where she is a general pediatrician specializing in children with special health care needs.
Nancy Spector, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor in the Pediatrics Department at Drexel University College of Medicine and associate director of the Pediatric Residency Program at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. Additionally, she works in the Ambulatory Care Clinic at the hospital, where she is engaged in providing primary care to patients and teaching medical students and residents. Dr. Spector is the mother of 3 children aged 10, 9, and 7 years. She is actively involved in local school efforts to develop a program for bullying prevention.

Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP, is currently the medical director for Texas Children’s Health Plan, a clinical associate professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, and an attending physician for the Texas Children’s Hospital’s forensic pediatrics service. Previously, he was associate chair of the Pediatrics Department and medical director of Child Abuse Services at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as well as an associate professor of pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine, where he met the other authors who have contributed to this book.
Cynthia DeLago, MD, MPH, FAAP, is an assistant professor of pediatrics specializing in child abuse at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of the New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, New Jersey, and co-chair of the Region 2 Ambulatory Pediatrics Association. Previously, she was an assistant professor of pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine and an attending physician at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, where she practiced general pediatric and adolescent medicine and directed the Community Pediatrics and Child Advocacy program. She is the mother of 4 children between the ages of 14 and 24 years.
Hans Kersten, MD, FAAP, graduated from Temple University School of Medicine and completed his residency at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. He is now an assistant professor of pediatrics at St. Christopher’s and at Drexel University College of Medicine. Currently, he is participating in the Pediatric Academy Society's Educational Scholars Program, works as a children’s environmental health faculty champion for the National Environmental Education and Teaching Foundation, and is a member of the Philadelphia mayor’s Lead Poisoning Primary Prevention Task Force. Dr. Kerstin’s academic interests include lead poisoning research, resident education, and teaching evidence-based medicine. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and daughters.
Paul Matz, MD, FAAP, received his MD from the State University of New York at Buffalo and completed his residency training in pediatrics at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 1999. He then held a fellowship in general academic pediatrics at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University. In 2001, he joined the faculty of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and Drexel University College of Medicine in the Pediatrics Department, where he continues to see patients and supervise residents in the Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics. Dr. Matz, his wife Miriam, and their daughter Rebecca live in Sicklerville, New Jersey.
Robert McGregor, MD, is professor and associate chair of Education and Clinical Affairs in the Pediatrics Department of Drexel University College of Medicine. He is also the pediatric residency director at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. Clinically, he functions as a hospital-based diagnostician and medical director of the multidisciplinary sports medicine clinic. Nationally, Dr. McGregor serves as president of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors and is active in the Ambulatory Pediatric Association, the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Laura Smals, MD, is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine and practices at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, where she is a general pediatrician specializing in children with special health care needs.
Nancy Spector, MD, MPH Nancy Spector is an assistant professor in the Pediatrics Department at Drexel University College of Medicine and associate director of the Pediatric Residency Program at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. Additionally, she works in the Ambulatory Care Clinic at the hospital, where she is engaged in providing primary care to patients and teaching medical students and residents. Dr. Spector is the mother of 3 children aged 10, 9, and 7 years. She is actively involved in local school efforts to develop a program for bullying prevention.