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 residentsHygienePhysicians
2014
Female 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‐ and Sex‐specific Sports‐related Injury Research in Emergency Medicine: A Consensus on Future Research Direction and Focused Application
Raukar NP, Zonfrillo MR, Kane K, Davenport M, Espinoza TR, Weiland J, Franco V, Vaca FE. Gender‐ and Sex‐specific Sports‐related Injury Research in Emergency Medicine: A Consensus on Future Research Direction and Focused Application. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 1370-1379. PMID: 25420669, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency medicineSports medicineMechanism of injurySudden cardiac deathSports-related pathologyGender-specific researchAcademic Emergency Medicine consensus conferenceCardiac deathAcute diagnosisPatient outcomesEmergency physiciansED treatmentObesity epidemicConsensus conferenceEmergency careEmergency neurologyInjury researchConsensus groupHeat illnessInjury riskClinical settingPriority research agendaSports participationPublic healthSex differencesThe 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
1996
Delayed pulmonary edema and bronchospasm after accidental lacrimator exposure
Vaca F, Myers J, Langdorf M. Delayed pulmonary edema and bronchospasm after accidental lacrimator exposure. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 1996, 14: 402-405. PMID: 8768166, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-6757(96)90060-1.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes