2022
United States Emergency Department Screening for Drug Use Among Assault-Injured Individuals: A Systematic Review
Coupet E, Dodington J, Brackett A, Vaca FE. United States Emergency Department Screening for Drug Use Among Assault-Injured Individuals: A Systematic Review. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 23: 443-450. PMID: 35980419, PMCID: PMC9391011, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2022.5.55475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug useSystematic reviewNon-duplicated studiesModifiable risk factorsEmergency Department ScreeningEmergency department settingBusy emergency department settingMeta-analysis protocolMedical Subject Headings termsPreferred Reporting ItemsSubject Headings termsFull-text articlesOvid AMEDTreatment initiationCochrane CENTRALOvid EmbaseDirect referralRisk factorsDepartment settingPharmacological interventionsCommon drugsReporting ItemsTreatment servicesClinical modelScreen questions
2020
Factors associated with EMS transport decisions for pediatric patients after motor vehicle collisions
Hartka T, Vaca FE. Factors associated with EMS transport decisions for pediatric patients after motor vehicle collisions. Traffic Injury Prevention 2020, 21: s60-s65. PMID: 33119415, PMCID: PMC8081732, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2020.1830382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor vehicle collisionsPediatric patientsMedical adviceNational Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) databaseNormal Glasgow Coma ScaleEMS providersGlasgow Coma ScalePatients/caregiversVehicle collisionsOutcomes of interestNon-transport decisionsAbnormal GCSCaregiver refusalComa ScaleMale sexRisk factorsInformation System databaseInjury codesInterfacility transportPatientsPediatric occupantsProvider levelHospitalLevel of trainingSystem database
2014
Association Between Riding With an Impaired Driver and Driving While Impaired
Li K, Simons-Morton BG, Vaca FE, Hingson R. Association Between Riding With an Impaired Driver and Driving While Impaired. Pediatrics 2014, 133: 620-626. PMID: 24639277, PMCID: PMC3966504, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-2786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive dose-response associationIndependent risk factorDose-response associationMultivariate logistic regressionImpaired driversEarly licensureAlcohol/drugsDrug-impaired drivingRisk factorsPrevention targetsLongitudinal assessmentLogistic regressionDWIAmount of exposureWave 1Important prevention targetAssociationRepresentative sampleLicensureNext-generation studiesTeenage driversTeenagers