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
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 use
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