Jordan Pizzarro

UPMC pediatrics & anesthesiology resident • @GWSMHS 2024 • passionate about injury prevention & advocacy (views are my own)

[Jordan Pizzarro @JordanPizzarro]

Hi #MedTwitter! My name is Jordan, an MS4 @GWSMHS applying to combined pediatrics/anesthesiology in #Match2024. I am passionate about child health advocacy and injury prevention. My interests include reading, college football, and exploring new restaurants. Excited to connect!

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Dispose of your batteries properly! Visit https://t.co/JK1T5XaZqu to see where you can recycle your batteries #ButtonBatterySafety

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How can you reduce the risk of button battery injury? There are many things you can do at home such as storing batteries out of reach, buying only buttons in child resistant packaging, and buying products that can only be opened with a tool #ButtonBatterySafety

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Reese's Law was passed in 2022 that requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to require child-resistant closures on products containing button batteries. It also requires clear warning labels on all packaging #ButtonBatterySafety

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Giving 2 teaspoons of honey can be helpful and protective against injury if your child is one year or older! However, if you do not have honey readily available, DO NOT stop at the store. It is better to go straight to the Emergency Department #ButtonBatterySafety

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If your child has swallowed a button battery, you may notice symptoms such as coughing, gagging, difficulty breathing, stomach pain, or vomiting #ButtonBatterySafety

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What should you do if you think your child has swallowed a button battery? Immediately call the Battery Ingestion Hotline [phone]) or 911. #buttonBatterySafety

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From 2011-2021, 54,300 emergency department visits and 25 deaths were due to button battery exposure with 78% of these visits being kids 6 years or younger. #ButtonBatterySafety

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Why are button batteries dangerous? Swallowing one can cause significant damage to the esophagus and prompt treatment is required to prevent severe injury #ButtonBatterySafety

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Button batteries are small flat circular batteries that are found in many common household items! #ButtonBatterySafety

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Hi! Dr. Jordan Pizzarro, MD here! Current first year pediatric-anesthesia combined resident and a part of the T4CIP alumni committee. Excited to talk about #ButtonBatterySafety

[T4CIP (Trainees for Child Injury Prevention) @T4CIP_]

Join #T4CIP for our #ButtonBatterySafety Day of Action May 21, 2025! There are a few ways you can participate:
1. Join the X chat 11 a.m.-noon ET
2. Register/join the webinar at 1 p.m. ET: https://t.co/L5JLIu1daO
3. Download materials (more to come!): https://t.co/EDfbyXMLDA

[T4CIP (Trainees for Child Injury Prevention) @T4CIP_]

Join @T4CIP & @PreventChildInj for our upcoming #ButtonBatterySafety webinar tomorrow, May 21, 1-2 p.m. ET.! Hear from experts Dr. Kris Jatana, @GaryASmithMD, @USCPSC Consumer Ombudsman Jonathan Midgett, and Trista Hamsmith from @ReesesPurpose. Register: https://t.co/L5JLIu0Flg

[Tracy Mehan @Tracy_Mehan]

During this #NationalTeenDrivingSafetyWeek and @T4CIP_ #RulesForTheRoad Day of Action, I will be posting resources that help keep our teens safer while they are learning to drive.

First up, is a toolkit from @PreventChildInj https://t.co/Jm2xOoN37T

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@erastourticketz Interested!!

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@erastourticketz Interested!

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@Eras_Resale I’m interested!!

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@ErasTourResell Omg yes!! Patiently hoping for 2 tickets!!

[T4CIP (Trainees for Child Injury Prevention) @T4CIP_]

T4CIP is a one-year training program for med students, residents & fellows that teaches about #ChildInjuryPrevention & #advocacy. Apps open to join the 2024 cohort thru 11/26/23. For more info and to apply visit https://t.co/ztCftt1DK4

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Halloween and candy galore are right around the corner! Let's do what we can to not make spooky season even spookier 👻🎃 #SafeEdiblesStorage

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A10: For more resources on #SafeEdiblesStorage, check out @T4CIP_ (https://t.co/klEBxhyRst), Healthy Children, and Poison Control Centers.