2014
Gender‐ 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 differences
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
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