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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidents, TrafficBayes TheoremChildHumansInjury Severity ScoreMotor VehiclesTrauma CentersWounds and InjuriesConceptsInjury 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
Gender‐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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidents, TrafficCaliforniaChildGeographic Information SystemsHumansResidence CharacteristicsSocioeconomic FactorsWounds and InjuriesConceptsChild 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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidents, TrafficAutomobilesEpidemiologic MethodsEquipment DesignHumansInfantInfant EquipmentInfant, NewbornUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesConceptsSecond 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
2001
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Evaluation of the repeal of motorcycle helmet laws.
Vaca F, Berns S, Harris J, Jolly B, Runge J, Todd K. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Evaluation of the repeal of motorcycle helmet laws. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2001, 37: 229-30. PMID: 11174244.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersCommentary: Motorcycle helmet law repeal—a tax assessment for the rest of the United States?
Vaca F, Berns S. Commentary: Motorcycle helmet law repeal—a tax assessment for the rest of the United States? Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2001, 37: 230-232. PMID: 11174245, DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(01)70189-8.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters