2021
Development of a concise injury severity prediction model for pediatric patients involved in a motor vehicle collision
Hartka TR, McMurry T, Weaver A, Vaca FE. Development of a concise injury severity prediction model for pediatric patients involved in a motor vehicle collision. Traffic Injury Prevention 2021, 22: s74-s81. PMID: 34672889, PMCID: PMC8792360, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2021.1975275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjury Severity ScorePediatric patientsTrauma triageSevere injuriesMultivariable logistic modelMotor vehicle collisionsEmergency medical services (EMS) providersPrehospital trauma triageOutcomes of interestLogistic regression modelsReceiver operator curve areaTrauma centerSeverity scoreMedical service providersRestraint usePatient injuryPatientsHighest AUCInjuryInjury listSignificant decreaseCurve areaSignificant differencesVehicle collisionsAirbag deployment
2019
The influence of behavioural and socioeconomic factors on the community injury rates of adolescents assessed by the south Korean emergency medical services: an ecological approach
Ahn KO, Kim J, Shin SD, Park H, Vaca FE, Park JO. The influence of behavioural and socioeconomic factors on the community injury rates of adolescents assessed by the south Korean emergency medical services: an ecological approach. BMC Public Health 2019, 19: 830. PMID: 31242881, PMCID: PMC6595560, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7190-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAlcohol DrinkingBullyingEmergency Medical ServicesFemaleHumansIncidenceMalePeer GroupRepublic of KoreaResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsRisk-TakingRural PopulationSchoolsSex FactorsSocial ClassSocial EnvironmentSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban PopulationViolenceWounds and InjuriesConceptsNeighborhood socioeconomic statusIncidence rateRisk behaviorsSchool injuriesSocioeconomic statusKorea Youth Risk Behavior SurveyConclusionThe incidence rateRegional incidence ratesCurrent alcohol consumptionEmergency medical servicesNumber of injuriesEMS recordsInjury incidenceInjury preventionYouth Risk Behavior SurveyAlcohol consumptionInjury ratesKorea Census DataInjuryRisk Behavior SurveyInjury contextSES factorsHigher educational attainmentMedical servicesSocioeconomic factors
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 groupsPatientsInjuryFemale Drivers Increasingly Involved in Impaired Driving Crashes: Actions to Ameliorate the Risk
Vaca FE, Romano E, Fell JC. Female Drivers Increasingly Involved in Impaired Driving Crashes: Actions to Ameliorate the Risk. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 1485-1492. PMID: 25491711, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt trauma casesMotor vehicle crashesCrash-related injuriesTrauma casesEmergency physiciansAlcohol-impaired driving crashesVehicle crashesAlcohol-impaired drivingDriving crashesConsiderable proportionEvolving roleUnfavorable trendsPatientsImpaired driving crashesInjuryPhysiciansCareFemale driversWomenGender‐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 recommendationsThe Global Burden of Road Injury: Its Relevance to the Emergency Physician
Chekijian S, Paul M, Kohl VP, Walker DM, Tomassoni AJ, Cone DC, Vaca FE. The Global Burden of Road Injury: Its Relevance to the Emergency Physician. Emergency Medicine International 2014, 2014: 139219. PMID: 24719768, PMCID: PMC3956281, DOI: 10.1155/2014/139219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRoad traffic injuriesGlobal burdenTraffic injuriesAcute trauma careEmergency medicineFifth leading causeEmergency medicine physiciansInjury burdenDisease burdenLeading causeEmergency physiciansTrauma careInjury preventionMedicine physiciansPrehospital servicesRoad traffic crash fatalitiesPrevention programsInjuryGlobal InitiativeRoad injuriesMorbidityBurdenTraffic crash fatalitiesMortalityDisease
2013
Adolescent Balloon Analog Risk Task and Behaviors that Influence Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash Injury.
Vaca FE, Walthall JM, Ryan S, Moriarty-Daley A, Riera A, Crowley MJ, Mayes LC. Adolescent Balloon Analog Risk Task and Behaviors that Influence Risk of Motor Vehicle Crash Injury. AAAM Annual Conference 2013, 57: 77-88. PMID: 24406948, PMCID: PMC3861840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMotor vehicle crash involvementCrash injuriesBalloon Analogue Risk TaskRisk behaviorsClinical encountersSelf-reported risk behaviorsMotor vehicle crash injuriesAdolescent health clinicMean numberHospital emergency departmentSubsequent traumatic injuryHealth risk behaviorsCrash involvementBusy clinical environmentEffective screening measuresReal-world risk-taking behaviorsRisk TaskEmergency departmentAdolescent patientsHealth clinicsTraumatic injuryPrevention interventionsInjuryInfluence riskSubstance useBehaviors increasing the risk of crash injury in latino adolescent males: the influence of acculturation and parent connectedness.
Vaca FE, Summers DL, Roney L, Violano P, Moriarty-Daley A, Dziura J, Anderson C. Behaviors increasing the risk of crash injury in latino adolescent males: the influence of acculturation and parent connectedness. AAAM Annual Conference 2013, 57: 369-72. PMID: 24406980, PMCID: PMC3861838.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
A Geographic Analysis of Collisions Involving Child Pedestrians in a Large Southern California County
Chakravarthy B, Anderson CL, Ludlow J, Lotfipour S, Vaca FE. A Geographic Analysis of Collisions Involving Child Pedestrians in a Large Southern California County. Traffic Injury Prevention 2012, 13: 193-198. PMID: 22458798, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2011.642034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild pedestrian collisionsPercent of residentsStatewide Integrated Traffic Records SystemLatino ethnicityPedestrian injuriesLow incomeChild pedestrian crashesChild pedestrian injuriesCalifornia Statewide Integrated Traffic Records SystemHigh school educationCensus tractsPedestrian crashesPedestrian collisionsRichest quartileTractSocioeconomic factorsSocioeconomic correlatesStrongest predictorRecord systemPoorest quartileInjuryQuartileSouthern California countiesCounty censusChild pedestrians
2010
Socioeconomic disparities in pedestrian injuries
Anderson C, Vaca F, Chakravarthy B. Socioeconomic disparities in pedestrian injuries. Injury Prevention 2010, 16: a259. DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.029215.922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPedestrian injuriesMotor vehicle injuriesChildren ages 0Percent of adultsPedestrian injury riskPedestrian collisionsHighest quartileLowest quartileVehicle injuriesAssociation of povertyLarge suburban countyInjury riskInjurySocioeconomic disparitiesAges 0Record systemQuartileSubstantial disparitiesAdultsChildrenAssociation