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| James C HelmkampSummaryAffiliation: West Virginia University Country: USA Publications
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ATV and bicycle deaths and associated costs in the United States, 2000-2005James C Helmkamp
Injury Control Research Center and Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University, PO Box 9151, Morgantown, WV 26506 9151, USA
Public Health Rep 124:409-18. 2009..We determined the rate and costs of recent U.S. all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and bicycle deaths...- ATV deaths among older adults in West Virginia: evidence suggesting that "60 is the new 40!"James C Helmkamp
Injury Control Research Center, and Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
South Med J 102:465-9. 2009..Describe the epidemiology of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) deaths among persons > or =65 years of age in West Virginia from 1999-2007... - All-terrain vehicle-related hospitalizations in the United States, 2000-2004James C Helmkamp
Injury Control Research Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 9151, USA
Am J Prev Med 34:39-45. 2008..To estimate the incidence of all-terrain vehicle (ATV)-related injury hospitalizations in the United States from 2000 through 2004, and to describe the types of injuries and associated hospital costs for the entire population... - Family fun--family tragedy: ATV-related deaths involving family membersJames C Helmkamp
Injury Control Research Center and Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University, PO Box 9151, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
Inj Prev 13:426-8. 2007 - Assessing safety awareness and knowledge and behavioral change among West Virginia loggersJ C Helmkamp
Center for Rural Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Inj Prev 10:233-8. 2004..Six months after training, loggers were contacted by telephone to assess workplace behavioral changes... - Realities of disaster preparedness in rural hospitalsWilliam G Manley
West Virginia University Hospitals, Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center, Morgantown, WV 26506 8229, USA
Disaster Manag Response 4:80-7. 2006..Analysis of preparedness activities will help identify common themes to better prioritize preparedness activities and maximize a hospital's response capabilities... - Neurological injury and death in all-terrain vehicle crashes in West Virginia: a 10-year retrospective reviewAnn M Carr
Department of Neurosurgery, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
Neurosurgery 54:861-6; discussion 866-7. 2004..Juvenile passengers on adult-driven vehicles are infrequently helmeted (<20%) and frequently injured (>65%). We conclude that safety legislation would save lives... - Screening and brief intervention for alcohol problems among college students treated in a university hospital emergency departmentJames C Helmkamp
Center for Rural Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
J Am Coll Health 52:7-16. 2003..The prevalence of alcohol problems, high rates of informed consent and acceptance of counseling, and improved outcomes suggest that the ED is an appropriate venue for engaging students at high risk for alcohol problems... - A brief summary of alcohol intervention research at West Virginia University from 1998-2003James C Helmkamp
Center for Rural Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
W V Med J 100:143-6. 2004..Follow-up rates have ranged between 45% and 61%. This article describes the methodologies and results of our SBI studies and their relevance to West Virginia health care providers... - Matched analysis of parent's and children's attitudes and practices towards motor vehicle and bicycle safety: an important information gapPeter F Ehrlich
Department of Surgery and Pediatrics, Children s Hospital of West Virginia, and Center for Rural Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506, USA
Inj Control Saf Promot 11:23-8. 2004..Injury prevention programs that target both parents and children may have a greater impact on reducing risk-taking behaviors than working with each group in isolation... - Evaluating the impact of an intervention to reduce injuries among loggers in West Virginia, 1999-2007P Mujuru
West Virginia University Department of Community Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 9190, USA
J Agric Saf Health 15:75-88. 2009..05). Due to potential confounding, it is inconclusive whether the modest decreases in the claims can be attributed to the VBSTI. There still remains a need to improve the safety of workers in this high-risk employment... - Realities of rural emergency medical services disaster preparednessPaul M Furbee
West Virginia University, Robert C Byrd Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Center for Rural Emergency Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506 9151, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 21:64-70. 2006..Although the barriers and challenges are different in the rural setting, common areas of preparedness must be explored... - Non-fatal injuries in the West Virginia logging industry: using workers' compensation claims to assess risk from 1995 through 2001Jennifer L Bell
Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505 2888, USA
Am J Ind Med 44:502-9. 2003..The logging industry has a high rate of both fatal and non-fatal injuries in comparison to other industries, and plays a vital role in WV's economy... - ATV-related deaths in West Virginia: 1990-2003James C Helmkamp
Center for Rural Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
W V Med J 99:224-7. 2003..Due to the continuing public health burden caused by ATV deaths and injuries, as well as their associated costs, it is important that West Virginia policymakers pass strong ATV safety legislation during the current session... - Estimated annual cost of all terrain vehicle-related deaths in West Virginia: 1990-1999James C Helmkamp
Center for Rural Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
W V Med J 98:24-5. 2002..Due to the fact that non-fatal injury data is not collected consistently throughout West Virginia, cost estimates for these injuries were not calculated... - Alcohol problems among young adult emergency department patients: making predictions using routine sociodemographic informationKimberly Horn
Department of Community Medicine, Center for Rural Emergency Medicine, Office of Drug Abuse Intervention Studies, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
J Crit Care 17:212-20. 2002..Implications for ED practice are discussed... - Occupational deaths in West Virginia's older workers: 1980-1998James C Helmkamp
Center for Rural Emergency Medicine, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA
W V Med J 98:198-201. 2002..With a workforce that is increasingly older, it is important for employers to identify occupations and job activities that place older workers at risk, and to develop appropriate intervention strategies to protect them from injury... - Feasibility of screening and intervention for alcohol problems among young adults in the EDDaniel W Hungerford
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Emerg Med 21:14-22. 2003..The high prevalence of alcohol problems and the broad acceptance of SBI in this sample provide evidence of the ED's promise as a venue for this clinical preventive service... - All-terrain vehicle-related nonfatal injuries among young riders: United States, 2001-2003Ruth A Shults
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Pediatrics 116:e608-12. 2005..Because children often lack the physical strength, cognitive abilities, and fine motor skills to operate ATVs properly, their risk for injury is greater. Furthermore, most children ride adult-sized ATVs... - Deer stand-related trauma in West Virginia: 1994 through 1999Robert L Gates
Department of Surgery, Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, West Virginia 25701, USA
J Trauma 53:705-8. 2002..Our data emphasize the need to establish and promote preventative education programs for hunters using tree stands... - Preparing at the local level for events involving weapons of mass destructionMarna L Hoard
Emerg Infect Dis 8:1006-7. 2002
Research Grants
- WVU Injury Control Research CenterJames Helmkamp; Fiscal Year: 2006..We also propose two seed projects: Development of the Mid-Atlantic Injury Control Network and Development of a Medical Explorer Post. ..
- WVU Injury Control Research CenterJames Helmkamp; Fiscal Year: 2007....