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The impact of a repealed motorcycle helmet law in Miami-Dade CountyGillian A Hotz
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
J Trauma 52:469-74. 2002..CONCLUSION: The repeal of a motorcycle helmet law significantly increased the number and severity of brain injuries admitted to our trauma center...
Neurobehavioural outcomes of penetrating and tangential gunshot wounds to the headG A Hotz
Division of Neurorehabilitation, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33136, USA
Brain Inj 14:649-57. 2000..The objective of this study was to compare penetrating and tangential gunshot wounds to the head with regards to demographic, neurobehavioural and clinical outcome measures...
Development of the pediatric test of brain injuryG Hotz
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
J Head Trauma Rehabil 16:426-40. 2001..In this article we describe how the research edition of the PTBI was developed, provide rationale for the areas of assessment, discuss a plan for standardization, and illustrate its use with three children with TBI...
Outcome of motorcycle riders at one year post-injuryGillian A Hotz
Department of Surgery, Divisions of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Traffic Inj Prev 5:87-9. 2004..Following the repeal of the mandatory helmet law in Florida, we studied the impact of crashes on riders and their outcomes one year post-injury...
WalkSafe: a school-based pedestrian safety intervention programGillian Hotz
DeWitt Daughtry Family, Department of Surgery, Divisions of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Traffic Inj Prev 5:382-9. 2004..To evaluate the effectiveness of the WalkSafe program, an elementary school-based pedestrian safety program in a single high-risk district in Miami-Dade County...
Snoezelen: a controlled multi-sensory stimulation therapy for children recovering from severe brain injuryGillian A Hotz
DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Ryder Trauma Center, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Brain Inj 20:879-88. 2006..To investigate the effects of Snoezelen therapy on physiological, cognitive and behavioural changes in children recovering from severe traumatic brain injury (TBI)...
The WalkSafe Program: developing and evaluating the educational componentGillian Hotz
DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Trauma 66:S3-9. 2009..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the 3-day WalkSafe educational curriculum in a high-risk district...
Preventing pediatric pedestrian injuriesGillian Hotz
DeWitt Daughtry Family and Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
J Trauma 66:1492-9. 2009..WalkSafe an elementary school-based pedestrian injury prevention program will be discussed as an example of a program that has been able to demonstrate a decrease in injuries in children...
Pediatric pedestrian trauma study: a pilot projectGillian A Hotz
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Traffic Inj Prev 5:132-6. 2004..Future research will include implementing the WalkSafe program at each elementary school within a single high-risk district...
