Linda Degutis, DrPH, MSN

• David Fiellin
• Gail D'Onofrio
• Jeanette Tetrault
• Susan Busch

Alcoholic Intoxication; Disaster Planning; Emergency Medicine; Epidemiology; Mental Health; Public Health; Bioethical Issues; Mass Casualty Incidents

Epidemiology Methods; Substance Use, Addiction

• Partnering for Success: Recruitment, Training, and Deployment of Public Health Exercise EvaluatorsDurante, A. J., Melchreit, R., Sullivan, K., Degutis, L. “Partnering for Success: Recruitment, Training, and Deployment of Public Health Exercise Evaluators.” Public Health Reports, 2007, 122(6).
• Illy: clinical and public health implications of a street drug.D'Onofrio G, McCausland JB, Tarabar AF, Degutis LC. Illy: clinical and public health implications of a street drug. Substance Abuse : Official Publication Of The Association For Medical Education And Research In Substance Abuse 2006, 27: 45-51. PMID: 17347125, DOI: 10.1300/j465v27n04_06.
• Knowledge translation at the macro level: legal and ethical considerations.Larkin GL, Hamann CJ, Monico EP, Degutis L, Schuur J, Kantor W, Graffeo CS. Knowledge translation at the macro level: legal and ethical considerations. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2007, 14: 1042-6. PMID: 17967966, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.07.006.
• A survey of ED injury prevention activities.Garrettson M, Weiss HB, McDonald EM, Degutis L. A survey of ED injury prevention activities. Journal Of Emergency Nursing: JEN : Official Publication Of The Emergency Department Nurses Association 2008, 34: 61-8. PMID: 18237672, DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2007.10.013.
• A brief intervention reduces hazardous and harmful drinking in emergency department patients.D'Onofrio G, Fiellin DA, Pantalon MV, Chawarski MC, Owens PH, Degutis LC, Busch SH, Bernstein SL, O'Connor PG. A brief intervention reduces hazardous and harmful drinking in emergency department patients. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 60: 181-92. PMID: 22459448, PMCID: PMC3811141, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.02.006.
• The saliva strip test is an accurate method to determine blood alcohol concentration in trauma patients.Degutis LC, Rabinovici R, Sabbaj A, Mascia R, D'Onofrio G. The saliva strip test is an accurate method to determine blood alcohol concentration in trauma patients. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2004, 11: 885-7. PMID: 15289199, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2004.tb00775.x.
• Development and implementation of an emergency practitioner-performed brief intervention for hazardous and harmful drinkers in the emergency department.D'Onofrio G, Pantalon MV, Degutis LC, Fiellin DA, O'connor PG. Development and implementation of an emergency practitioner-performed brief intervention for hazardous and harmful drinkers in the emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2005, 12: 249-56. PMID: 15741590, PMCID: PMC1414059, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2004.10.021.
• Intravenous morphine plus ketorolac is superior to either drug alone for treatment of acute renal colic.Safdar B, Degutis LC, Landry K, Vedere SR, Moscovitz HC, D'Onofrio G. Intravenous morphine plus ketorolac is superior to either drug alone for treatment of acute renal colic. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2006, 48: 173-81, 181.e1. PMID: 16953530, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.03.013.
• Injury prevention.Degutis LC, Greve M. Injury prevention. Emergency Medicine Clinics Of North America 2006, 24: 871-88. PMID: 16982344, DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2006.06.015.
• An evidence based alcohol screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) curriculum for emergency department (ED) providers improves skills and utilization.Bernstein E, Bernstein J, Feldman J, Fernandez W, Hagan M, Mitchell P, Safi C, Woolard R, Mello M, Baird J, Lee C, Bazargan-Hejazi S, Broderick K, Laperrier KA, Kellermann A, Wald MM, Taylor RE, Walton K, Grant-Ervin M, Rollinson D, Edwards D, Chan T, Davis D, Buchanan Marshall J, Aseltine R, James A, Schilling E, Abu-Hasaballah K, Baumann BM, Boudreaux ED, Maio RF, Cunningham RM, Murrell T, Doezema D, Anglin D, Eliassen A, Martin M, Pines J, Buchanan L, Turner J, D'Onofrio G, Degutis LC, Owens P. An evidence based alcohol screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) curriculum for emergency department (ED) providers improves skills and utilization. Substance Abuse : Official Publication Of The Association For Medical Education And Research In Substance Abuse 2007, 28: 79-92. PMID: 18077305, PMCID: PMC3976968, DOI: 10.1300/J465v28n04_01.
• Blast-related injuries from terrorism: an international perspective.Lerner EB, O'Connor RE, Schwartz R, Brinsfield K, Ashkenazi I, Degutis LC, Dionne JP, Hines S, Hunter S, O'Reilly G, Sattin RW. Blast-related injuries from terrorism: an international perspective. Prehospital Emergency Care : Official Journal Of The National Association Of EMS Physicians And The National Association Of State EMS Directors 2007, 11: 137-53. PMID: 17454800, DOI: 10.1080/10903120701204714.
• Brief intervention for hazardous and harmful drinkers in the emergency department.D'Onofrio G, Pantalon MV, Degutis LC, Fiellin DA, Busch SH, Chawarski MC, Owens PH, O'Connor PG. Brief intervention for hazardous and harmful drinkers in the emergency department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2008, 51: 742-750.e2. PMID: 18436340, PMCID: PMC2819119, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.11.028.
• Informed consent for research: current practices in academic emergency medicine.Monico E, Larkin GL, Degutis L. Informed consent for research: current practices in academic emergency medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2008, 15: 573-6. PMID: 18616447, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00098.x.
• Public health in the emergency department: surveillance, screening, and intervention--funding and sustainability.Woolard R, Degutis LC, Mello M, Rothman R, Cherpitel CJ, Post LA, Hirshon JM, Haukoos JS, Hungerford DW. Public health in the emergency department: surveillance, screening, and intervention--funding and sustainability. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2009, 16: 1138-42. PMID: 20053234, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00550.x.
• Skiing and snowboarding head injuries in 2 areas of the United States.Greve MW, Young DJ, Goss AL, Degutis LC. Skiing and snowboarding head injuries in 2 areas of the United States. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2009, 20: 234-8. PMID: 19737041, DOI: 10.1580/08-WEME-OR-244R1.1.
• Integrating Project ASSERT: a screening, intervention, and referral to treatment program for unhealthy alcohol and drug use into an urban emergency department.D'Onofrio G, Degutis LC. Integrating Project ASSERT: a screening, intervention, and referral to treatment program for unhealthy alcohol and drug use into an urban emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2010, 17: 903-11. PMID: 20670330, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00824.x.
• Connecticut competency-based point of dispensing worker training needs assessment.Durante A, Melchreit R, Sullivan K, Degutis L. Connecticut competency-based point of dispensing worker training needs assessment. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2010, 4: 306-11. PMID: 21149232, DOI: 10.1001/dmp.2010.35.
• Approaching Injury and Violence Prevention through Public Health Policy: A Window of Opportunity to Renew Our Focus.Degutis LC. Approaching Injury and Violence Prevention through Public Health Policy: A Window of Opportunity to Renew Our Focus. The Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2011, 12: 271-2. PMID: 21731780, PMCID: PMC3117599.
• Injury research: a perspective from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.Degutis LC, Sattin RW. Injury research: a perspective from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Injury Prevention : Journal Of The International Society For Child And Adolescent Injury Prevention 2011, 17: 357. PMID: 21873305, DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040167.
• Developing and implementing a multispecialty graduate medical education curriculum on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT).Tetrault JM, Green ML, Martino S, Thung SF, Degutis LC, Ryan SA, Martel S, Pantalon MV, Bernstein SL, O'Connor PG, Fiellin DA, D'Onofrio G. Developing and implementing a multispecialty graduate medical education curriculum on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). Substance Abuse : Official Publication Of The Association For Medical Education And Research In Substance Abuse 2012, 33: 168-81. PMID: 22489589, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2011.640220.
• Lessons from the past.Paulozzi L, Dellinger A, Degutis L. Lessons from the past. Injury Prevention : Journal Of The International Society For Child And Adolescent Injury Prevention 2012, 18: 70. PMID: 22210643, DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040294.
• Fulfilling a promise: the national action plan for child injury prevention.Baldwin G, Sleet D, Gilchrist J, Degutis L. Fulfilling a promise: the national action plan for child injury prevention. Injury Prevention : Journal Of The International Society For Child And Adolescent Injury Prevention 2012, 18: 207. PMID: 22505635, DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040402.
• The future of injury and violence prevention: where are we going?Degutis LC. The future of injury and violence prevention: where are we going? Journal Of Safety Research 2012, 43: 231-2. PMID: 23127671, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2012.08.001.
• History of Injury and Violence as public health problems and emergence of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at CDC.Sleet DA, Baldwin G, Marr A, Spivak H, Patterson S, Morrison C, Holmes W, Peeples AB, Degutis LC. History of Injury and Violence as public health problems and emergence of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at CDC. Journal Of Safety Research 2012, 43: 233-47. PMID: 23127672, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2012.09.002.
• NCIPC's contribution to global injury and violence prevention: past, present, and future.Mahendra RR, Roehler DR, Degutis LC. NCIPC's contribution to global injury and violence prevention: past, present, and future. Journal Of Safety Research 2012, 43: 271-7. PMID: 23127676, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2012.08.006.
• Professional conferences enrich and energise.Pollack KM, Gielen AC, Williams AN, Degutis LC. Professional conferences enrich and energise. Injury Prevention : Journal Of The International Society For Child And Adolescent Injury Prevention 2013, 19: 72. PMID: 23340681, DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040725.
• Prevention of injury and violence in the USA.Haegerich TM, Dahlberg LL, Simon TR, Baldwin GT, Sleet DA, Greenspan AI, Degutis LC. Prevention of injury and violence in the USA. Lancet 2014, 384: 64-74. PMID: 24996591, PMCID: PMC4710475, DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60074-X.
• The Need for a National Strategy to Assess and Reduce Disaster-Related Mortality in the United States.Keim ME, Kirsch TD, Alleyne O, Benjamin G, DeGutis L, Dyjack D, Burkle FM. The Need for a National Strategy to Assess and Reduce Disaster-Related Mortality in the United States. American Journal Of Public Health 2019, 109: 539-540. PMID: 30865513, PMCID: PMC6417575, DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.304975.
• The Urgent Need for Public Health Preparedness Funding and Support.Degutis LC, Shoaf K, Aragón TJ, Atchison C, Dyjack D, Hites L, Links J, Olson D, Potter M, Thompson J, Turnock B. The Urgent Need for Public Health Preparedness Funding and Support. American Journal Of Public Health 2021, 111: 363-365. PMID: 33566658, PMCID: PMC7893347, DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2020.306068.
• Need for brief interventions for marijuana and alcohol use related to injuries.Degutis LC. Need for brief interventions for marijuana and alcohol use related to injuries. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2003, 10: 62-4. PMID: 12511318, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2003.tb01979.x.
• Injury prevention research: quo vadis?Gerson LW, Larkin GL, Degutis LC. Injury prevention research: quo vadis? Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2004, 11: 672-3. PMID: 15175208.