Charles Jennissen, MD
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Current Positions
- Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
- Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
Education
- BS in Chemistry, St. John’s University, New York City, New York, United States
- MD in Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Internship in Pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
- Resident in Pediatrics, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Research Interests
- The Value of Press Clippings in the Surveillance of ATV Injuries and Deaths and a Comparison to other Surveillance Data Sets
- The Relationship of ATV Injuries and Deaths with State ATV Laws and Degree of Enforcement
- Equestrian Helmet Use Portrayal in the Movies
- Equestrian Helmet Use Portrayal in Horse Organization Literature
- Evidence-Based Pediatric Pain Assessment and Management in Rural Emergency Rooms
- Development of an Integrated ATV Injury Data Base for the State of Iowa
- The Safety Information and Guidance Provided to Parents by ATV Dealers and Sales Representatives
- An Evaluation of an All-terrain Vehicle Injury Prevention Project that Utilized Safety Poster Distributed to Agribusinesses
- Pediatric Pain Medications Available in the Emergency Departments of a Rural State
- Are ATVs Presently Designed to Allow Riders and How Could They Be Designed to Prevent Riders
Licenses & Certifications
- Board Certification - MOC, American Board of Pediatrics Sub-board of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Board Certification - MOC, American Board of Pediatrics
- Board Certification, American Board of Pediatrics Sub-board of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Board Certification, American Board of Pediatrics
- Combat Casualty Care
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider
- Medical License, State of Iowa, Iowa
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor
- Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor
Selected Publications
- Jennissen, C. A., Harland, K. K., Wetjen, K., Peck, J., Hoogerwerf, P. & Denning, G. M. (Eds.) (2014). A School-Based Study of Adolescent All-Terrain Vehicle Esposure, Safety Behaviors and Crash Experience. Ann Fam Med 12 (4) 310-16.
- Jennissen, C. A., Miller, N. S., Tank, K. & Denning, G. M. (Eds.) (2014). An Image-Based Method to Measure All-Terrain Vehicle Dimensions for Engineering Safety Purposes. Inj Prev 20 (2) 115-20.
- Jennissen, C. A., Miller, N. S., Tank, K. & Denning, G. M. (Eds.) (2014). Optimizing Seat Design for All-Terrain Vehicle Injury Prevention: Wide Variability Illustrates Need for Evidence-Based Standardization. Inj Prev 20 (2) 88-96.
- Jennissen, C. A., DeShaw, J., Meusch, H. S., Denning, G. M., McGehee, D. V. & Rahmatalla, S. F. (Eds.) (2014). Dynamic Responses of Experienced All-Terrain Vehicle Operators to Simulated Unexpected Terrain Changes. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2014 Annual Mtg.
- Denning, G. M., Harland, K. K., Ellis, D. G. & Jennissen, C. A. (Eds.) (2013). More Fatal All-Terrain Vehicle Crashes Occur on the Roadway than Off: Increased Risk-Taking Characterizes Roadway Fatalities. Inj Prev 19 (4) 250-6.
- Denning, G. M., Jennissen, C. A., Harland, K. K., Ellis, D. G. & Buresh, C. T. (Eds.) (2013). Off-Highway Vehicle Parks: Combininb environment, Knowledge, and Enforcement for All-terrain Vehicle Injury Prevention. Accid Anal Prev (52:) 64-70.
- Denning, G. M., Jennissen, C. A., Harland, K., Ellis, D. G. & Buresh, C. T. (Eds.) (2013). All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) on the Road: A Serious Traffic Safety and Public Health Concern. Traffic Inj Prev 14 (1) 78-85.
- Kleiber, C., Jennissen, C., McCarthy, A. & Ansley, T. (2011). Evidence-based pediatric pain management in Emergency Departments of a rural state. J Pain 12 (8) 900-10.
- Jennissen, C. (2011). Critical Care Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients. In Cebollaro, C. & Adam, R. (Eds.) Transport of the Critical Care Patient. MosbyJems, an Elsevier Company.
- Jennissen, C., Wallace, J., Donham, K., Rendell, D. & Brumby, S. (2011). Unintentional Needlestick Injuries in Livestock Production: A Case Series and Review. J Agromedicine 16 (1) 58-71.