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Roadway characteristics and pediatric pedestrian injuryCharles DiMaggio
Department of Anesthesiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 622 West 168 Street, Room PH5 531, New York, NY 10032, USA
Epidemiol Rev 34:46-56. 2012..This review and meta-analysis suggests that even modest interventions to the built roadway environment may result in meaningful reductions in the risk of pediatric pedestrian injury...
Early childhood exposure to anesthesia and risk of developmental and behavioral disorders in a sibling birth cohortCharles DiMaggio
Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University, 622 West 168 St, New York, NY 10032, USA
Anesth Analg 113:1143-51. 2011..Using data from a sibling birth cohort, we assessed the association between exposure to anesthesia in the setting of surgery in patients younger than 3 years and the risk of developmental and behavioral disorders...
Spatial proximity and the risk of psychopathology after a terrorist attackCharles DiMaggio
Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, Mailman School of Pubic Health, 722 West 168 St, New York, NY 10032, USA
Psychiatry Res 176:55-61. 2010..These methods hold promise for the characterization of disease risk where spatial patterning of ecologic-level exposures and outcomes merits consideration...
A retrospective cohort study of the association of anesthesia and hernia repair surgery with behavioral and developmental disorders in young childrenCharles DiMaggio
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA
J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 21:286-91. 2009....
Substance use and misuse in the aftermath of terrorism. A Bayesian meta-analysisCharles DiMaggio
Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA
Addiction 104:894-904. 2009..To conduct a comprehensive analysis of the conflicting evidence on substance use and misuse following mass traumas such as terrorist incidents...
Population psychiatric medication prescription rates following a terrorist attackCharles DiMaggio
Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 22:479-84. 2007..While several population-based studies have documented behavioral health disturbances following terrorist attacks, a number of mental health service utilization analyses present conflicting conclusions...
Child pedestrian injury in an urban setting: descriptive epidemiologyCharles DiMaggio
Department of Emergency Medicine, Mt Sinai Services, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Elmhurst, NY 11373, USA
Acad Emerg Med 9:54-62. 2002..To describe the epidemiology of pedestrian injuries to children and adolescents (ages <20 years) in an urban setting, providing analyses of environmental and pedestrian variables...
Emergency department visits for behavioral and mental health care after a terrorist attackCharles DiMaggio
Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA
Ann Emerg Med 50:327-34. 2007..We assess emergency department (ED) utilization by a population whose health care encounters can be tracked and quantified for behavioral and mental health conditions in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001...
The association of light trucks and vans with paediatric pedestrian deathsCharles DiMaggio
Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 West 168 Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot 13:95-9. 2006..2; 95% CI 1.1, 1.3). It was concluded that vehicle body type characteristics play an important role in paediatric pedestrian injury severity and may offer engineering-based opportunities for injury control...
The behavioral consequences of terrorism: a meta-analysisCharles DiMaggio
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
Acad Emerg Med 13:559-66. 2006..The review indicates that these associations are consistent across study types and environments and represent important variables to consider when developing triage, outreach, and treatment programs...
The willingness of U.S. Emergency Medical Technicians to respond to terrorist incidentsCharles DiMaggio
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA
Biosecur Bioterror 3:331-7. 2005..Timely and appropriate training, attention to interpersonal concerns, and instilling a sense of duty may increase first medical provider response rates...
Partnership for preparedness: a model of academic public healthCharles DiMaggio
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, New York, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 12:22-7. 2006..The benefits of the efforts toward establishing an academic health department extend to all areas of public health practice, including those of preparedness...
Drug violations and aviation accidents: findings from the US mandatory drug testing programsGuohua Li
Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA
Addiction 106:1287-92. 2011..To assess the role of drug violations in aviation accidents...
Preparing health professions students for terrorism, disaster, and public health emergencies: core competenciesDavid Markenson
National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 West 168th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10032, USA
Acad Med 80:517-26. 2005..They can also easily be adapted to other health care disciplines, so long as differences in levels of proficiency and the need for clinical competency are taken into consideration...
Effectiveness of mandatory alcohol testing programs in reducing alcohol involvement in fatal motor carrier crashesJoanne E Brady
Department of Anesthesiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
Am J Epidemiol 170:775-82. 2009..77, 95% confidence interval: 0.62, 0.94). Results from this study indicate that mandatory alcohol testing programs may have contributed to a significant reduction in alcohol involvement in fatal motor carrier crashes...
Comfort level of emergency medical service providers in responding to weapons of mass destruction events: impact of training and equipmentMichael J Reilly
Center for Disaster Medicine, New York Medical College, School of Public Health, New York, New York, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 22:297-303. 2007....
Validity of suspected alcohol and drug violations in aviation employeesGuohua Li
Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA
Addiction 105:1771-5. 2010..In the United States, transportation employees who are suspected of using alcohol and drugs are subject to reasonable-cause testing. This study aims to assess the validity of suspected alcohol and drug violations in aviation employees...
The mental health consequences of terrorism: implications for emergency medicine practitionersCharles DiMaggio
Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York 10032, USA
J Emerg Med 35:139-47. 2008..Screening tools are available to help emergency practitioners identify them and refer patients for more formal psychiatric evaluation and potential interventions to facilitate and speed the recovery process...
Anesthesia and neurodevelopment in children: time for an answer?Lena S Sun
Department of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Anesthesiology 109:757-61. 2008
Estimated deaths attributable to social factors in the United StatesSandro Galea
Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Am J Public Health 101:1456-65. 2011..We estimated the number of deaths attributable to social factors in the United States...
Analyzing postdisaster surveillance data: the effect of the statistical methodCharles DiMaggio
Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 722 W 168 St, Room 1117, New York, NY 10032, USA
Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2:119-26. 2008..Additional comparative analyses of existing data are necessary to guide our ability to use these techniques in future incidents...
Web-based training on weapons of mass destruction response for emergency medical services personnelRobyn R M Gershon
Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Am J Disaster Med 4:153-61. 2009..To develop, implement, and assess a web-based simulation training program for emergency medical services (EMS) personnel on recognition and treatment of ocular injuries resulting from weapons of mass destruction (WMD) attacks...
Good-bye to all that (with apologies to Robert Graves)Charles DiMaggio
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA
JAAPA 18:25, 27. 2005
Preparing for disasters: what should you know, and when should you know it?Charles DiMaggio
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
JAAPA 18:40-3, 45, 48 passim. 2005
SSRI prescription rates after a terrorist attackCharles DiMaggio
Psychiatr Serv 57:1656-7. 2006
Improving trauma outcomes: control is still keyCharles DiMaggio
JAAPA 16:9-10. 2003
Public health department training of emergency medical technicians for bioterrorism and public health emergencies: results of a national assessmentDavid Markenson
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Maria Fareri Children s Hospital, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract . 2005....
Research Grants
- Behavioral Health Effects of September 11th, 2001Charles DiMaggio; Fiscal Year: 2006..abstract_text> ..
