Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year Title Altmetric
2022 Pediatric injury due to wheeled recreational devices: a single-institution retrospective study.  Injury Epidemiology.  9. 2022
2020 Evaluating teen driving knowledge and behaviors following educational outreach.  Injury Epidemiology.  7. 2020
2019 Teen Driving Education in a Pediatric Emergency Department: Effectiveness of a Toolkit.  Southern Medical Journal.  112:562-565. 2019
2017 Risky Teen Driving in a Rural Southern State.  Southern Medical Journal.  110:343-346. 2017
2017 Pediatric Residents' perceptions of potential professionalism violations on social media: A US national survey.  JMIR Medical Education.  3. 2017
2016 Therapeutic Error Calls among Older Adults Reported to a Regional Poison Control Center in Alabama.  Southern Medical Journal.  109:356-362. 2016
2016 Evaluating distracted driving behaviors in parents of children in suburban and rural areas of Alabama.  Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.  81:s48-s53. 2016
2014 Knowledge and management of sports concussions among coaches and certified athletic trainers in Alabama.  Southern Medical Journal.  107:418-423. 2014
2014 Teen driving behaviors in a rural Southern state.  Southern Medical Journal.  107:735-738. 2014
2014 Trends in Alabama teen driving death and injury.  Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.  77. 2014
2012 Emergency department poisoning visits in children younger than 6 years: Comparing referrals by a regional poison control center to referrals by other sources.  Pediatric Emergency Care.  28:1343-1347. 2012
2012 Inappropriate home albuterol use during an acute asthma exacerbation 2012
2012 A new after-hours clinic model provides cost-saving, faster care compared with a pediatric emergency department.  Pediatric Emergency Care.  28:1162-1165. 2012
2012 Paramedic King Laryngeal tube airway insertion versus endotracheal intubation in simulated pediatric respiratory arrest 2012
2011 Analysis of child passenger safety restraint use at a pediatric emergency department.  Pediatric Emergency Care.  27:102-105. 2011
2011 Most common sports-related injuries in a pediatric emergency department.  Clinical Pediatrics.  50:17-20. 2011
2010 Effects on a Poison Center's (PC) Triage and Follow-up After Implementing the No Ipecac Use Policy.  Journal of Medical Toxicology.  6:122-125. 2010
2009 Effectiveness of fever education in a pediatric emergency department.  Pediatric Emergency Care.  25:565-568. 2009
2009 Parental Preferences for Boarding Locations When a Children's Hospital Exceeds Capacity.  Annals of Emergency Medicine.  53:762-766. 2009
2008 Bicycle injury documentation before and after charting intervention.  Pediatric Emergency Care.  24:448-451. 2008
2007 The impact of education, legislation and service on Alabama child passenger safety.  Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.  63. 2007
2007 Accuracy of weight estimation methods for children.  Pediatric Emergency Care.  23:227-230. 2007
2006 Interventions to increase booster seat use among 4-8 year olds: A Cochrane review.  International Journal of Epidemiology.  35:1136-1138. 2006
2006 Interventions to Increase Children's Booster Seat Use. A Review.  American Journal of Preventive Medicine.  31:185-192. 2006
2006 Accuracy and response time when clerks are used for telephone triage.  Clinical Pediatrics.  45:267-269. 2006
2006 Interventions for promoting booster seat use in four to eight year olds travelling in motor vehicles 2006
2005 Descriptive epidemiology of infant ingestion calls to a regional poison control center.  Southern Medical Journal.  98:779-783. 2005
2005 Early developmental changes in IGF-I, IGF-II, IGF binding protein-1, and IGF binding protein-3 concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid of children.  Pediatric Research.  58:89-93. 2005
2005 Availability and perceived competence of pediatricians to serve as child protection team medical consultants: A survey of practicing pediatricians.  Southern Medical Journal.  98:423-428. 2005
2004 A comparison of three sources of data on child homicide.  Death Studies.  28:659-669. 2004
2004 A randomized clinical trial to assess the effects of tympanometry on the diagnosis and treatment of acute otitis media.  Pediatrics.  114:177-181. 2004
2004 A pilot trial comparing cerebral perfusion pressure-targeted therapy to intracranial pressure-targeted therapy in children with severe traumatic brain injury..  Journal of Neurosurgery.  100:454-459. 2004
2004 A pilot trial comparing cerebral perfusion pressure-targeted therapy to intracranial pressure-targeted therapy in children with severe traumatic brain injury.  Journal of Neurosurgery.  100:454-459. 2004
2003 Comparison of Two Forms of Albuterol for Treatment of Acute Bronchospasm in Pediatric Patients.  Southern Medical Journal.  96:440-444. 2003
2003 70-mph speed limit and motor vehicular fatalities on interstate highways.  American Journal of Emergency Medicine.  21:429-434. 2003
2003 Barriers to Pediatric Advanced Life Support Training in the State of Alabama.  Pediatric Emergency Care.  19:408-411. 2003
2003 National audit of emergency department child protection procedures.  Emergency Medicine Journal.  20:222-224. 2003
2002 Evaluation of a portable clinical analyzer in the pediatric emergency department: Analysis of cost and turnaround time.  Southern Medical Journal.  95:634-638. 2002
2001 Measurement of pediatric illness severity using simple pretransport variables 2001
2000 Evaluation of emergency department referrals by telephone triage..  Pediatrics.  105:819-821. 2000
2000 Can clinical parameters predict fractures in acute pediatric wrist injuries?.  Academic Emergency Medicine.  7:1152-1155. 2000
2000 Evaluation of emergency department referrals by telephone triage.  Pediatrics.  105:819-821. 2000
1999 'The silent killer': Chronic acetaminophen toxicity in a toddler.  Pediatric Emergency Care.  15:43-46. 1999
1999 Clinical variable in pediatric wrist fractures.  Journal of Investigative Medicine.  47. 1999
1999 Effect of ketorolac in pédiatrie sickle cell vaso-occlusive pain crisis.  Pediatric Emergency Care.  15:179-182. 1999
1999 Survey of the stocking of poison antidotes in Alabama hospitals.  Southern Medical Journal.  92:1151-1156. 1999
1998 Outpatient pediatric burns: Using mapping to detect geographic areas at risk 1998
1998 Epidemiology of hospitalization for near-drowning.  Southern Medical Journal.  91:253-255. 1998
1998 Pediatric pedestrian injuries: A community assessment using a hospital surveillance system.  Academic Emergency Medicine.  5:685-690. 1998
1998 Toppled television sets cause significant pediatric morbidity and mortality..  Pediatrics.  102. 1998
1997 Fatal iron intoxication in an infant.  Southern Medical Journal.  90:1043-1047. 1997
1997 Clonidine poisoning in Jefferson County, Alabama.  Annals of Emergency Medicine.  29:511-517. 1997
1997 Hypernatremia in diabetic ketoacidosis 1997
1997 Pediatric telephone management, a comparison of pediatric residents and a nurse triage system 1997
1997 Respiratory depression in a child unintentionally exposed to transdermal fentanyl patch.  Southern Medical Journal.  90:962-964. 1997
1997 Use of PRISM scores in triage of pediatric patients with diabetic ketoacidosis..  American Journal of Managed Care.  3:253-258. 1997
1996 Effectiveness of child-resistant packaging on toxin procurement in young poisoning victims.  Veterinary and human toxicology.  38:380-383. 1996
1996 Piercing injury hospitalization in children.  Pediatric Emergency Care.  12:84-86. 1996
1996 A comparison of pediatric telephone management by residents versus nurses.  Journal of Investigative Medicine.  44. 1996
1996 Superwarfarin ingestion: Is observation alone the answer?.  Journal of Investigative Medicine.  44. 1996
1996 Use of prism scores to predict hospital stay in diabetic ketoacidosis.  Journal of Investigative Medicine.  44. 1996
1995 A comparison of cathartics in pediatric ingestions..  Pediatrics.  96:235-238. 1995
1995 A comparison of cathartics in pediatric ingestions.  Pediatrics.  96:235-238. 1995
1995 Dystonic Reaction Following Recommended Use of a Cold Syrup.  Annals of Emergency Medicine.  26:749-751. 1995
1995 Herbs and HIV: The health food industry’s answer.  Southern Medical Journal.  88:911-913. 1995
1995 Inappropriate discharge instructions for youth athletes hospitalized for concussion.  Pediatrics.  95:216-218. 1995
1995 Outcome and Cost at a Children's Hospital Following Resuscitation for Out-of-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Arrest.  JAMA Pediatrics.  149:210-214. 1995
1995 Outcome of Injury-Related Hospitalizations Among Youth Athletes.  JAMA Pediatrics.  149:1037-1039. 1995
1995 Percentage scattergram to depict changes in large amounts of data Over time.  Ophthalmic Epidemiology.  2:45-48. 1995
1994 Urban/rural differences in child passenger deaths.  Pediatric Emergency Care.  10:34-36. 1994
1993 Prevention of bicycle-related injuries in childhood: Role of the caregiver.  Southern Medical Journal.  86:859-864. 1993
1992 Albuterol overdose: A case report and differential diagnosis.  Pediatric Emergency Care.  8:268-271. 1992
1992 Racial differences in childhood hospitalized pedestrian injuries.  Pediatric Emergency Care.  8:221-223. 1992
1992 The OPQ: a proposed instrument for predicting poisoning accident recurrence in young children..  Veterinary and human toxicology.  34:448-452. 1992
1992 Variables predicting the need for a pediatric critical care transport team.  Pediatric Emergency Care.  8:1-3. 1992
1991 Fatal incidents involving pickup trucks in alabama.  Southern Medical Journal.  84:349-354. 1991
1991 Pediatric injury surveillance: Use of a hospital discharge data base.  Southern Medical Journal.  84:342-348. 1991
1991 Poison control centers: Can their value be measured?.  Southern Medical Journal.  84:722-726. 1991
1989 Ingestion of prescription drugs by children: An epidemiologic study.  Southern Medical Journal.  82. 1989
1989 Pediatric critical care transport: Is a physician always needed on the team?.  Annals of Emergency Medicine.  18:247-249. 1989
1988 Pediatric prehospital care in a southern regional emergency medical service system.  Southern Medical Journal.  81:1473-1476. 1988
1984 Update on a new home hazard--the disc battery..  The Alabama journal of medical sciences.  21:431-432. 1984
1981 Getting syrup of ipecac into the home.  Veterinary and human toxicology.  23:43. 1981
1980 Syrup of ipecac: A drug review.  Clinical Toxicology.  17:353-358. 1980

Education And Training

  • Doctor of Public Health in Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham 1989

    • Full Name

  • William King