Charles W. Pruitt
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Charles W. Pruitt, MD

  • Doctor Pruitt obtained his baccalaureate at Case Western Reserve University and his doctorate at The Ohio State University School of Medicine. He was trained in general pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles of the University of Southern California and in pediatric emergency medicine at The Children’s Hospital Denver of the University of Colorado; he is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in both specialties.

    He is currently Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah and child advocacy coordinator for the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Primary Children's Hospital. His research interests are focused primarily on injury prevention and child advocacy. He is a member of numerous professional and academic societies, has written several scientific articles, textbook chapters, and policy statements, and serves on a variety of national and regional expert and advisory committees.

    He serves the American Academy of Pediatrics as a past president of the Utah Chapter, and subspecialty representative of the Committee On Federal Government Affairs. He successfully promoted passage of a statewide booster seat law, developed an innovative water safety program, and coordinated the construction of a state-of-the-art safe playground in South Salt Lake City.

    He is an active community leader as an elected member of Millcreek City's, Mount Olympus Community Council and recently ran for the Utah State Senate.

  • Doctor Pruitt obtained his baccalaureate at Case Western Reserve University and his doctorate at The Ohio State University School of Medicine. He was trained in general pediatrics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles of the University of Southern California and in pediatric emergency medicine at The Children’s Hospital Denver of the University of Colorado; he is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in both specialties.

    He is currently Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah and child advocacy coordinator for the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Primary Children's Hospital. His research interests are focused primarily on injury prevention and child advocacy. He is a member of numerous professional and academic societies, has written several scientific articles, textbook chapters, and policy statements, and serves on a variety of national and regional expert and advisory committees.

    He serves the American Academy of Pediatrics as a past president of the Utah Chapter, and subspecialty representative of the Committee On Federal Government Affairs. He successfully promoted passage of a statewide booster seat law, developed an innovative water safety program, and coordinated the construction of a state-of-the-art safe playground in South Salt Lake City.

    He is an active community leader as an elected member of Millcreek City's, Mount Olympus Community Council and recently ran for the Utah State Senate.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Primary
    Academic Divisions Emergency Medicine

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Mello MJ, Becker SJ, Spirito A, Bromberg JR, Wills H, Barczyk A, Lee L, Pruitt CW, Ebel B, Violano P, Zonfrillo MR, Nimaja E, Scott K, Kiragu A, Nsar I, Aidlen J, Maxson RT, Baird J (3/27/2020). Screening Adolescent Trauma Patients for Substance Use at Ten Pediatric Trauma Centers. (Epub ahead of print) J Pediatr Surg.
    2. Mello MJ, Baird J, Spirito A, Scott K, Zonfrillo MR, Lee LK, Kiragu A, Christison-Lagay E, Bromberg J, Ruest S, Pruitt C, Lawson KA, Nasr IW, Aidlen JT, Maxson RT, Becker S (2024). Adolescents' Perceptions of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Service at Pediatric Trauma Centers. Subst Use, 18, 29768357241272356. (Read full article)
    3. Mello MJ, Baird J, Spirito A, Lee LK, Kiragu A, Scott K, Zonfrillo MR, Christison-Lagay E, Bromberg J, Ruest S, Pruitt C, Lawson KA, Nasr IW, Aidlen JT, Maxson RT, Becker S (2024). Implementing Screening, Brief Interventions, and Referral to Treatment at Pediatric Trauma Centers: A Step Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial. J Pediatr Surg. (Read full article)
    4. Mello MJ, Lee LK, Christison-Lagay E, Spirito A, Becker S, Bromberg J, Ruest S, Zonfrillo MR, Scott K, Pruitt C, Lawson K, Nasr I, Aidlen J, Baird J (2023). Counseling for opioids prescribed at discharge of hospitalized adolescent trauma patients. Inj Epidemiol, 10(Suppl 1), 53. (Read full article)
    5. Bromberg JR, Nimaja E, Kiragu AW, Lawson KA, Lee L, Nasr IW, Pruitt C, Ruest SM, Mello MJ (2022). Developing and Implementing Electronic Consent Procedures in Response to Covid-19 Restrictions. Ethics Hum Res, 44(4), 39-44. (Read full article)
    6. Mello MJ, Baird J, Bromberg JR, Spirito A, Zonfrillo MR, Lee LK, Christison-Lagay ER, Ruest SM, Pruitt CW, Lawson KA, Kiragu AW, Nasr I, Aidlen JT, Ebel BE, Maxson RT, Scott K, Becker SJ (2022). Variability in opioid pain medication prescribing for adolescent trauma patients in a sample of US pediatric trauma centers. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open, 7(1), e000894. (Read full article)
    7. Mello MJ, Becker SJ, Spirito A, Bromberg JR, Wills H, Barczyk A, Lee L, Pruitt C, Ebel BE, Zonfrillo MR, Nimaja E, Scott K, Kiragu A, Nasr IW, Aidlen JT, Maxson RT, Baird J (2020). Screening Adolescent Trauma Patients for Substance Use at 10 Pediatric Trauma Centers. J Trauma Nurs, 27(6), 313-318. (Read full article)
    8. Ryan S, Dudley N, Green M, Pruitt C, Jackman G (2018). Altered Mental Status at High Altitude.LID - e20173973 [pii]LID - 10.1542/peds.2017-3973 [doi]. Pediatrics, 142(2). (Read full article)
    9. Shaw KN, Lillis KA, Ruddy RM, Mahajan PV, Lichenstein R, Olsen CS, Chamberlain JM Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network Collaborators 95 Nigrovic L, Lillis K, Mahajan P, Kharbanda A, Shaw K, Powell E, Chamberlain J, Ruddy R, Hoyle J, Borgialli D, Atherly-John Y, Gorelick M, Andrada E, Stanley R, Conners G, Pruitt C, Jaffe D, Lichenstein R, Dayan P, Alpern E, Bajaj L, Brown K, Borgialli D, Chamberlain J, Dean JM, Gorelick M, Jaffe D, Kuppermann N, Kwok M, Lichenstein R, Lillis K, Mahajan P, Monroe D, Nigrovic L, Powell E, Rogers A, Ruddy R, Stanley R, Tunik M, Kavanaugh D, Park H, Dean JM, Gramse H, Holubkov R, Donaldson A, Olson C, Zuspan S, Enriquez R, Brown K, Goldfarb S, Crain E, Kim E, Krug S, Monroe D, Nelson D, Berlyant M, Zuspan S, Gorelick M, Alpern L, Anders J, Borgialli D, Babcock Cimpello L, Donaldson A, Foltin G, Moler F, Shreve K, Jaffe D, Chamberlain J, Dayan P, Dean M, Holubkov R, Nigrovic L, Powell E, Shaw K, Stanley R, Tunik M, Lillis K, Alessandrini E, Blumberg S, Enriquez R, Lichenstein R, Mahajan P, McDuffie R, Ruddy R, Thomas B, Wade J, Schalick W, Hoyle J, Atabaki S, Call K, Gramse H, Kwok M, Rogers A, Schnadower D, Kuppermann N (2013). Reported medication events in a paediatric emergency research network: sharing to improve patient safety. Emerg Med J, 30(10), 815-819.
    10. Chamberlain JM, Shaw KN, Lillis KA, Mahajan PV, Ruddy RM, Lichenstein R, Olsen CS, Dean JM Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network Collaborators 94 Nigrovic L, Lillis K, Mahajan P, Sonnett M, Shaw K, Powell E, Brown K, Hoyle J, Borgialli D, Atherly-John Y, Gorelick M, Andrada E, Stanley R, Conners G, Pruitt C, Jaffe D, Lichenstein R, Dayan P, Alpern E, Bajaj L, Brown K, Borgialli D, Chamberlain J, Dean JM, Gorelick M, Jaffe D, Kuppermann N, Kwok M, Lichenstein R, Lillis K, Mahajan P, Monroe D, Nigrovic L, Powell E, Rogers A, Ruddy R, Stanley R, Tunik M, Kavanaugh D, Park H, Dean JM, Gramse H, Holubkov R, Donaldson A, Olson C, Zuspan S, Enriquez R, Brown K, Goldfarb S, Crain E, Kim E, Krug S, Monroe D, Nelson D, Berlyant M, Zuspan S, Gorelick M, Alpern L, Anders J, Borgialli D, Cimpello L, Donaldson A, Foltin G, Moler F, Shreve K, Nigrovic L, Chamberlain J, Dayan P, Dean JM, Holubkov R, Jaffe D, Powell E, Shaw K, Stanley R, Tunik M, Lillis K, Alessandrini E, Blumberg S, Enriquez R, Lichenstein R, Mahajan P, McDuffie R, Ruddy R, Thomas B, Wade J, Schalick W, Hoyle J, Atabaki S, Call K, Gramse H, Kwok M, Rogers A, Schnadower D, Kuppermann N (2013). Creating an infrastructure for safety event reporting and analysis in a multicenter pediatric emergency department network. Pediatr Emerg Care, 29(2), 125-130.
    11. Rogers SC, Pruitt CW, Crouch DJ, Caravati EM (2010). Rapid urine drug screens: diphenhydramine and methadone cross-reactivity. Pediatr Emerg Care, 26(9), 665-6. (Read full article)
    12. Shaw KN, Ruddy RM, Olsen CS, Lillis KA, Mahajan PV, Dean JM, Chamberlain JM Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network Collaborators 98 Tunik M, Nigrovic L, Lillis K, Mahajan P, Kharbanda A, Shaw K, Powell E, Chamberlain J, Ruddy R, Hoyle J, Foerster A, Monroe D, Borgialli D, Atherly-John Y, Gorelick M, Andrada E, Stanley R, Conners G, Pruitt C, Jaffe D, Lichenstein R, Kuppermann N, Alpern E, Anders J, Borgialli D, Chamberlain J, Cimpello L, Crain E, Dayan P, Dean JM, Gorelick M, Hoyle J, Jaffe D, Lichenstein R, Lillis K, Mahajan P, Monroe D, Nigrovic L, Powell E, Ruddy R, Stanley R, Tunik M, Kavanaugh D, Park H, Davis A, Dean JM, Edwards A, Gramse H, Holubkov R, Donaldson A, Olson C, Zuspan S, Brown K, Goldfarb S, Kim E, Krug S, Monroe D, Nelson D, Rincon H, Zuspan S, Gorelick M, Borgialli D, Cimpello L, Donaldson A, Foltin G, Moler F, Shreve K, Jaffe D, Alpern L, Chamberlain J, Dayan P, Dean JM, Holubkov R, Nigrovic L, Powell E, Stanley R, Tunik M, Lillis K, Alessandrini E, Crain E, Enriquez R, Fjelstad M, Lichenstein R, Mahajan P, McDuffie R, Ruddy R, Wade J, Walker A, Schalick W, Hoyle J, Atabaki S, Call K, Foerster A, Gramse H, Jones A, Kwok M, Maio R, Pusic M (2009). Pediatric patient safety in emergency departments: unit characteristics and staff perceptions. Pediatrics, 124(2), 485-493.
    13. Petronis KA, Welch JC, Pruitt CW (2009). Independent risk factors for beach-related injuries in children. Clin Pediatr (Phila), 48(5), 534-8. (Read full article)
    14. Maniktala A, Pruitt CW, Poirier MP (2004). Deaths In a Non-Trauma Center Pediatric Emergency Department: A Ten-Year Experience. 1(2).
    15. Poirier MP, Pruitt CW (2003). Factors used by pediatric emergency medicine program directors to select their fellows. Pediatr Emerg Care, 19(3), 157-61. (Read full article)

    Book Chapter

    1. Samudra K, Pruitt CW (2019). Eating Disorders. In Hoffman RJ, Wang VJ, Scarfone RJ (Eds.), The 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins/Wolters Kluwer Health.
    2. Keller A, Martini R, Pruitt CW (2019). Conversion Disorder. In Hoffman RJ, Wang VJ, Scarfone RJ (Eds.), The 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins/Wolters Kluwer Health.
    3. Charles W Pruitt (2017). Psychosocial Emergencies. In Vincent J. Wang, Robert G. Flood, Sujit Sharma (Eds.), Pediatric Emergency Medicine Question Review Book 2017. Atlanta: PEMQ book, LCC.
    4. Charles W Pruitt (2013). Psychosocial Emergencies. In Vincent J. Wang, Robert G. Flood, Sujit Sharma (Eds.), Pediatric Emergency Medicine Question Review Book 2013 (pp. 265-271). Atlanta: PEMQ book, LLC.
    5. Keller A, Martini R, Pruitt CW (2011). Conversion Disorder. In Hoffman RJ, Wang VJ, Scarfone RJ (Eds.), The 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins/Wolters Kluwer Health.
    6. Samudra K, Pruitt CW (2011). Eating Disorders. In Hoffman RJ, Wang VJ, Scarfone RJ (Eds.), The 5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins/Wolters Kluwer Health.
    7. Samudra K, Pruitt Charles (2009). Psychosocial Emergencies. In Wang, Sharma, Flood (Eds.), Pediatric Emergency Medicine Question Review Book 2009 (pp. 184-189).
    8. Pruitt CW (2003). Bites. In Berman S (Ed.), Pediatric Decision Making. Mosby.

    Case Report

    1. Poirier MP, Isaacman DJ, Digiulio G, Monroe K, Pruitt CW (2002). Betwixt and between. Pediatr Emerg Care, 18(5), 378-81. (Read full article)

    Editorial

    1. Charles W Pruitt, MD, FAAP (08/27/2018). Taking Action Against Tobacco. Deseret News, https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp/2018/8/27/20652012/guest-opinion-taking-action-against-tobacco.
    2. Pruitt CW, Mandle J (09/19/2017). Congress, Stand by Your Commitment to Kids. Deseret News, https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865689154/Op-ed-Congress-stand-by-your-commitment-to-kids.html.
    3. Charles Pruitt (10/14/2016). My view: The right way forward for Utah’s families and foster youths. Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664767/My-view-The-right-way-forward-for-Utah7s-families-and-foster-youths.html.

    Abstract

    1. Rogers SC, Pruitt CW, Crouch DJ, and Caravati EM (2007). Rapid Urine Drug Screens: Dephenhydramine and Methadone Cross-reactivity [Abstract]. Clinical Toxicology, 45.
    2. Rogers SC, Pruitt CW, Crouch DJ, Caravati EM (2007). Rapid Urine Drug Screens: Diphenhydramine and Methadone Cross-Reactivity [Abstract]. Clinical Toxicology, 45.
    3. Kirk JK, Welch JC, Pruitt CW (2005). Beach Safety Day: An Oceanfront Injury Prevention Project [Abstract]. Journal of Investigative Medicine, 53(S320), #382.
    4. Palacio I, Welch JC, Pruitt CW (2005). Lifeguard Surveillance: An Oceanfront Injury Prevention Project [Abstract]. Journal of Investigative Medicine, 53(S270), #99.
    5. Maiers K, Weise J, Welch JC, James L, Mason J, Pruitt CW (2004). Independent Risk Factors for Beach Related Injuries in Children [Abstract]. Journal of Investigative Medicine, 52(S286), #1647.
    6. Keriwala R, Pruitt CW, Isaacman DJ, Doobinin DA (2002). Injury Prevention Knowledge of Parent in a Pediatric Emergency Department [Abstract]. Journal of Investigative Medicine, 50, #549.

    Other

    1. Pruitt CW consultant, Sen A Christiansen, Rep J Dunnigan (2019). Senate Bill 96 Fourth Substitute -- Medicaid Expansion Adjustments.
    2. Pruitt CW consultant, Rep E Weight (2019). House Bill 87 (substitute): Safe Storage of Firearms Amendments.
    3. Pruitt CW consultant, Sen L Escamilla (2019). Senate Bill 143, Public Education Vision Screening.
    4. Pruitt CW consultant, Rep R Ward (2019). House Bill 210 -- Medicaid Expansion Program Revisions.
    5. Pruitt CW consultant, Rep R Ward (2018). House Bill12 Family Planning Services Amendments.
    6. Pruitt CW consultant, Rep Eliason (2018). House Bill 325 Primary Care Network Amendments (Rep. Eliason).
    7. Pruitt CW consultant, Rep Redd (2018). House Bill 326 Intergenerational Poverty Initiative.
    8. Pruitt CW consultant, Sen Vickers (2018). Senate Bill 162 Intergenerational Poverty Matching – Education Savings Plan.
    9. Pruitt CW (Summer 2017). Future Leaders. The Growing Times. Utah Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
    10. Pruitt CW (Spring 2017). Advocacy/Burnout/Coalition-building/Dissemination/Education. The Growing Times. Utah Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
    11. Pruitt CW (Fall 2016). The ABC's of Professional Membership. The Growing Times. Utah Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

    Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast

    1. Pruitt CW (2010). "Let's Talk About...RSV". RSV Social network educational video produced by Primary Children's Hospital, Department of Public Relations. [Video]. Salt Lake City, UT.
    2. Pruitt CW, OMalley G (1997). Eliminating Aspirin ASAPee, Toxicology Case of the Month [Web]. Medical Network Incorporated. Available: medconnect.com.