2009
Skiing and Snowboarding Head Injuries in 2 Areas of the United States
Greve MW, Young DJ, Goss AL, Degutis LC. Skiing and Snowboarding Head Injuries in 2 Areas of the United States. Wilderness And Environmental Medicine 2009, 20: 234-238. PMID: 19737041, DOI: 10.1580/08-weme-or-244r1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHead injuryTerrain parksHelmet useHigh incidenceGlasgow Coma Scale scoreFall-related head injuriesEmergency department medical recordsRetrospective cohort studyAcute head injuryMechanism of injuryDiseases-9 codesLoss of consciousnessDepartment medical recordsHead injury severityEligible patientsNeurologic findingsCohort studyUse of helmetsMost injuriesMental statusMedical recordsLower incidenceInjury eventsInternational ClassificationInjury severity
1997
Emergency Department Patients With Assault Injuries: Previous Injury and Assault Convictions
Moscovitz H, Degutis L, Bruno G, Schriver J. Emergency Department Patients With Assault Injuries: Previous Injury and Assault Convictions. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 1997, 29: 770-775. PMID: 9174523, DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(97)70199-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of convictionED patientsAssault injuriesPrevious injuryEmergency department patientsRecord-based case-control studyCase-control studyControl patientsBlunt traumaDepartment patientsControl subjectsVictims of assaultTeaching hospitalSurgical problemsLower incidenceLevel ICase subjectsPatientsInjuryViolence prevention programsIncidenceZip codesOverall rateBroader populationHigh rate