2022
United States Emergency Department Screening for Drug Use Among Assault-Injured Individuals: A Systematic Review
Coupet E, Dodington J, Brackett A, Vaca FE. United States Emergency Department Screening for Drug Use Among Assault-Injured Individuals: A Systematic Review. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 23: 443-450. PMID: 35980419, PMCID: PMC9391011, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2022.5.55475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug useSystematic reviewNon-duplicated studiesModifiable risk factorsEmergency Department ScreeningEmergency department settingBusy emergency department settingMeta-analysis protocolMedical Subject Headings termsPreferred Reporting ItemsSubject Headings termsFull-text articlesOvid AMEDTreatment initiationCochrane CENTRALOvid EmbaseDirect referralRisk factorsDepartment settingPharmacological interventionsCommon drugsReporting ItemsTreatment servicesClinical modelScreen questionsWhat determines the success of states in reducing alcohol related crash fatalities? A longitudinal analysis of alcohol related crashes in the U.S. from 1985 to 2019
Hosseinichimeh N, Williams R, MacDonald R, Li K, Vaca FE. What determines the success of states in reducing alcohol related crash fatalities? A longitudinal analysis of alcohol related crashes in the U.S. from 1985 to 2019. Accident Analysis & Prevention 2022, 174: 106730. PMID: 35709595, PMCID: PMC10756063, DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2022.106730.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Time to licensure for driving among U.S. teens: Survival analysis of interval-censored survey data
Vaca FE, Li K, Gao X, Zagnoli K, Wang H, Haynie DL, Fell JC, Simons-Morton B, Romano E. Time to licensure for driving among U.S. teens: Survival analysis of interval-censored survey data. Traffic Injury Prevention 2021, 22: 431-436. PMID: 34242107, PMCID: PMC8409171, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2021.1939871.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
The Association of Sleep Hygiene and Drowsiness with Adverse Driving Events in Emergency Medicine Residents
Green W, Gao X, Li K, Banz BC, Wu J, Crowley MJ, Camenga DR, Vaca FE. The Association of Sleep Hygiene and Drowsiness with Adverse Driving Events in Emergency Medicine Residents. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 21: 219-224. PMID: 33207169, PMCID: PMC7673877, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.8.47357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse driving eventsHigher sleepiness levelsSleep hygieneEmergency medicine residentsSleepiness levelsOvernight shiftsMedicine residentsResidency training levelDrive homeJunior residentsMotor vehicle crashesPostgraduate year 1Emergency physiciansHigh riskSelf-administered surveyResponse rateSleepinessLevel of trainingVehicle crashesClinical dutiesWork shiftEM residentsSenior residentsHygienePhysiciansFactors associated with EMS transport decisions for pediatric patients after motor vehicle collisions
Hartka T, Vaca FE. Factors associated with EMS transport decisions for pediatric patients after motor vehicle collisions. Traffic Injury Prevention 2020, 21: s60-s65. PMID: 33119415, PMCID: PMC8081732, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2020.1830382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor vehicle collisionsPediatric patientsMedical adviceNational Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) databaseNormal Glasgow Coma ScaleEMS providersGlasgow Coma ScalePatients/caregiversVehicle collisionsOutcomes of interestNon-transport decisionsAbnormal GCSCaregiver refusalComa ScaleMale sexRisk factorsInformation System databaseInjury codesInterfacility transportPatientsPediatric occupantsProvider levelHospitalLevel of trainingSystem databaseQuality and Publication of Emergency Medicine Trials Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov
Calvocoressi L, Reynolds J, Johnson B, Warzoha MM, Carroll M, Vaca FE, Post L, Dziura J. Quality and Publication of Emergency Medicine Trials Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 21: 295-303. PMID: 32191186, PMCID: PMC7081876, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2019.12.44096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsEM trialsKaplan-Meier curvesLog-rank testNational clinical trialClinical trial researchChi-square testEM studiesTrial qualityInterventional trialsPeer-reviewed journalsMedicine trialsNeurological conditionsLarger sample sizeTrial researchStudy characteristicsStudy periodTrialsNational InstituteSubspecialty areasBlindingPeriodic assessmentDescriptive statisticsHigher proportionIndustry funding
2017
Rear-facing versus forward-facing child restraints: an updated assessment
McMurry TL, Arbogast KB, Sherwood CP, Vaca F, Bull M, Crandall JR, Kent RW. Rear-facing versus forward-facing child restraints: an updated assessment. Injury Prevention 2017, 24: 55. PMID: 29175832, DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042512.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Covariability in three dimensions of teenage driving risk behavior: impaired driving, risky and unsafe driving behavior, and secondary task engagement
Simons-Morton B, Li K, Ehsani J, Vaca FE. Covariability in three dimensions of teenage driving risk behavior: impaired driving, risky and unsafe driving behavior, and secondary task engagement. Traffic Injury Prevention 2016, 17: 441-446. PMID: 26514232, PMCID: PMC4851597, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2015.1107183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransitions in Riding With an Alcohol/Drug-Impaired Driver From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood in the United States.
Vaca FE, Li K, Hingson R, Simons-Morton BG. Transitions in Riding With an Alcohol/Drug-Impaired Driver From Adolescence to Emerging Adulthood in the United States. Journal Of Studies On Alcohol And Drugs 2016, 77: 77-85. PMID: 26751357, PMCID: PMC4711323, DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2016.77.77.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeavy episodic drinkingDrug-impaired driversSubstance useEpisodic drinkingAlcohol/substance useNEXT Generation Health StudyHarm reduction strategiesPredictors of changePost-high school yearsHealth StudyIndividual substance useRepresentative cohortTime-varying covariatesDrinkingCohortYearsMonths
2015
Reciprocal Associations Between Parental Monitoring Knowledge and Impaired Driving in Adolescent Novice Drivers
Li K, Simons-Morton BG, Vaca FE, Hingson R. Reciprocal Associations Between Parental Monitoring Knowledge and Impaired Driving in Adolescent Novice Drivers. Traffic Injury Prevention 2015, 16: 645-651. PMID: 25941751, PMCID: PMC4692247, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2014.996215.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Injury Due to Mechanical Falls: Future Directions in Gender‐specific Surveillance, Screening, and Interventions in Emergency Department Patients
Greenberg MR, Kane BG, Totten VY, Raukar NP, Moore EC, Sanson T, Barraco RD, Nguyen MC, Vaca FE. Injury Due to Mechanical Falls: Future Directions in Gender‐specific Surveillance, Screening, and Interventions in Emergency Department Patients. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 1380-1385. PMID: 25491707, PMCID: PMC4271844, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFall-related fracturesEmergency department patientsInjury-related deathsPatient-centered outcomesFall prevention strategiesEmergency medicine literatureGender-specific researchAcademic Emergency Medicine consensus conferenceMechanical fallDepartment patientsPatient outcomesOlder womenConsensus conferenceEmergency carePrevention strategiesIntervention studiesDisease controlPriority research agendaOlder adultsMedicine literaturePriority questionsOutcomesBreakout groupsPatientsInjuryGender‐specific Issues in Traumatic Injury and Resuscitation: Consensus‐based Recommendations for Future Research
Sethuraman KN, Marcolini EG, McCunn M, Hansoti B, Vaca FE, Napolitano LM. Gender‐specific Issues in Traumatic Injury and Resuscitation: Consensus‐based Recommendations for Future Research. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 1386-1394. PMID: 25420732, PMCID: PMC4313572, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAttitude of Health PersonnelChildChild, PreschoolConsensusEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency MedicineFemaleGender IdentityHealth Services ResearchHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedResuscitationSex CharacteristicsSex FactorsUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsTraumatic injuryGender-specific researchPatient outcomesEmergency careConsensus-based recommendationsAcademic Emergency Medicine consensus conferenceMonthly conference callsCritical careEmergency resuscitationGender-specific issuesConsensus conferenceMortality rateNominal group techniqueResuscitationPreconference surveyInjuryEmergency medicineCarePublic healthPriority questionsOutcomesConsensus-building processMorbidityE-mail discussionsResearch recommendations
2011
Crash injury risk behavior in adolescent latino males: the power of friends and relational connections.
Vaca FE, Anderson CL. Crash injury risk behavior in adolescent latino males: the power of friends and relational connections. AAAM Annual Conference 2011, 55: 41-50. PMID: 22105382, PMCID: PMC3232044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjury-risk behaviorsRisk behaviorsWave IMotor vehicle crash fatalitiesMortality burdenMortality profilePrevention strategiesParent connectednessVulnerable populationsPrevention effectNational Longitudinal StudyLongitudinal studyAdolescent HealthLongitudinal analysisWave IIConsiderable proportionLatino malesMalesFriends' influenceCrash fatalitiesStudy goalSchool connectednessBest predictorDemographic groupsLinear regression
2010
Alcohol involvement among young female drivers in US fatal crashes: unfavourable trends
Tsai VW, Anderson CL, Vaca FE. Alcohol involvement among young female drivers in US fatal crashes: unfavourable trends. Injury Prevention 2010, 16: 17. PMID: 20179030, DOI: 10.1136/ip.2009.022301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-involved fatal crashesBlood alcohol concentrationRestraint useFatal Analysis Reporting SystemAge groupsHigh blood alcohol concentrationsPositive blood alcohol concentrationSafety restraint useYoung female driversYoung menWomen ages 19Fatal crashesFatal alcohol-related crashesAlcohol-related fatal crashesAlcohol-related crashesBAC groupBlood alcoholYoung womenStudy periodAge 19Rate of involvementFemale driversWomenAlcohol involvementFatal crash rates
2009
U.S. motor vehicle fatality trends in young Latino males.
Vaca F, Anderson CL. U.S. motor vehicle fatality trends in young Latino males. AAAM Annual Conference 2009, 53: 77-82. PMID: 20184834, PMCID: PMC3256799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Latino whitesFatality rateFatality trendsStudy periodFavorable health profilesMotor vehicle crash fatalitiesMales ages 15Specific exposure dataInjury fatalitiesMortality burdenEpidemiologic paradoxRestraint useHealth profileMortality rateBlood alcoholMale mortality ratesMotor vehicle fatalitiesLower educationMotor vehicle fatality ratesAge 15Young malesExposure dataHealth careDriver fatalitiesYoung Latino males
2007
Car safety seats for children: rear facing for best protection
Henary B, Sherwood C, Crandall J, Kent R, Vaca F, Arbogast K, Bull M. Car safety seats for children: rear facing for best protection. Injury Prevention 2007, 13: 398. PMID: 18056317, PMCID: PMC2598309, DOI: 10.1136/ip.2006.015115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond birthdayChild's second birthdayYear oldsYears of ageCar safety seatsMonths of ageLogistic regression modelsRisk of injuryRestrained childrenChildren 0Injury riskChild sizeEffectiveness estimatesSame findingsSafety seatsChildrenMonthsRegression modelsAgeYears 1988RiskOptimum protectionBetter protectionFrontal crashesOlds
2006
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Notes
Coben J, Vaca F, Garrison H, McKay M, Gotschall C. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Notes. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2006, 47: 574-575. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Notes
McKay M, Vaca F, Garrison H, McKay M, Gotschall C. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Notes. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2006, 47: 370-371. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Not enough children ages four through eight using booster seats
Garrison H, Harris J, Garrison H, Vaca F, McKay M. Not enough children ages four through eight using booster seats. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2005, 45: 157. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.11.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Commentary: We need to give children a boost before we buckle them
Berns S, Vaca F. Commentary: We need to give children a boost before we buckle them. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2001, 37: 407-410. PMID: 11275836, DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(01)70128-x.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters