Christopher Pruitt

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Apr 2016 - Present

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

Mar 2013 - Present

A Prediction Model to Identify Febrile Infants ≤60 Days Old at Low Risk of Invasive Bacterial Infection.

Published 2019

Pediatrics

Predicting Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and Renal Failure in Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infected Children.

Published 2019

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Unintentional opioid ingestions presenting to a pediatric emergency department.

Published 2018

Pediatric Emergency Care

Risk Stratification of Febrile Infants ≤60 Days Old Without Routine Lumbar Puncture.

Published 2018

Pediatrics

Factors Associated with Adverse Outcomes among Infants ≤60 Days of Age with Invasive Bacterial Infections.

Published 2018

Journal of Pediatrics

Certified Child Life Specialists Lessen Emotional Distress of Children Undergoing Laceration Repair in the Emergency Department.

Published 2018

Pediatric Emergency Care

Time to Pathogen Detection for Non-ill Versus Ill-appearing Infants ≤60 Days Old with Bacteremia and Meningitis.

Published 2018

Hospital Pediatrics

Epidemiology and Etiology of Invasive Bacterial Infection in Infants ≤60 Days Old Treated in Emergency Departments.

Published 2018

Journal of Pediatrics

Predictors of Emergency Department Discharge Following Pediatric Submersion Injury.

Published 2018

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Cerebrospinal Fluid Reference Values for Young Infants Undergoing Lumbar Puncture during Emergency Department Evaluation.

Published 2018

Pediatrics

Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in Infants Undergoing Meningitis Evaluation.

Published 2018

Pediatrics

Correction of cerebrospinal fluid protein in infants with traumatic lumbar punctures.

Published 2017

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

What happens to the "good saves"?

Published 2017

Resuscitation

Concomitant Bacterial Meningitis in Infants With Urinary Tract Infection.

Published 2017

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Impact of Enteroviral Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing on Length of Stay for Infants 60 Days Old or Younger.

Published 2017

Journal of Pediatrics

Interpretation of cerebrospinal fluid white blood cell counts in infants with a traumatic lumbar puncture.

Published 2016

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Lidocaine Pretreatment Reduces the Discomfort of Intranasal Midazolam Administration: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Published 2016

Academic Emergency Medicine

When will we get there? The quandary of investigation in pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Published 2015

Resuscitation

Ability of Pediatric Emergency Medicine physicians to identify anatomic landmarks with the assistance of ultrasound prior to lumbar puncture in a simulated obese model.

Published 2015

Pediatric Emergency Care

Enhancing Patient Safety in the Pediatric Emergency Department: Teams, Communication and Lessons from Crew Resource Management.

Published 2010

Pediatric Emergency Care

Ventricular Septal Defect Secondary to a Unique Mechanism of Blunt Trauma: a Case Report.

Published 2007

Pediatric Emergency Care

Developing Patient Trust: Perspectives from the United States & New Zealand.

Published 2003

New Zealand Family Physician

American Academy of Pediatrics

2006 - Present

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

Feb 2003 - Present

Southern Society for Pediatric Research

2006 - Present

UAB Department of Pediatrics Excellence in Teaching Award

2017

Young Faculty Award, Southern Society for Pediatric Research

2015

commendations for clinical teaching, UAB Department of Pediatrics

2012

commendations for clinical teaching, UAB Department of Pediatrics

2010

commendations for clinical teaching, UAB Department of Pediatrics

2009

Travel Trainee Award, Southern Society for Pediatric Research

2009

MUSC Children’s Hospital Outstanding Resident Award

2007