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| Federico E VacaSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Associated economic impact of skatepark-related injuries in Southern CaliforniaFederico Vaca
University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, Orange, California, USA
Clin Med Res 5:149-54. 2007..To correlate the types of skatepark-related injuries with medical expenses and the monetary effects of time missed from work or school...
Skatepark-related injuries in a southern California skatepark and their associated short-term disability and healthcare utilizationFederico Vaca
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA
Clin J Sport Med 15:142-7. 2005..To assess the types of injuries, the extent of short-term disability, and the degree of healthcare utilization in skatepark-injured patients...- Child safety seat knowledge among parents utilizing emergency services in a level I trauma center in Southern CaliforniaFederico Vaca
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA
Pediatrics 110:e61. 2002..To determine the level of child safety seat (CSS) and airbag safety knowledge in parents who utilize emergency care services for their children and to determine factors that influence knowledge of safe transportation of children... - Assessment of readiness to change and relationship to AUDIT score in a trauma population utilizing computerized alcohol screening and brief interventionShahram Lotfipour
Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California 92868, USA
Subst Abus 33:378-86. 2012..Bilingual computerized technology for trauma patients is feasible, acceptable, and an innovative approach to alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment in a tertiary care university... 
Alcohol involvement among young female drivers in US fatal crashes: unfavourable trendsVirginia W Tsai
Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, Rady Children s Hospital, San Diego, California, USA
Inj Prev 16:17-20. 2010....- Young female drivers in fatal crashes: recent trends, 1995-2004Virginia W Tsai
Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
Traffic Inj Prev 9:65-9. 2008..The objective of this study is to study the extent of contribution of young female drivers to national fatal crashes over and to uncover unfavorable trends linked to risky driving behavior... - A geographic analysis of collisions involving child pedestrians in a large Southern California countyBharath Chakravarthy
University of California Irvine, School of Medicine, Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research, 200 S Manchester Ave, Suite 710, Orange, CA 92868, USA
Traffic Inj Prev 13:193-8. 2012..The goal of this study is to explore the relationship between child pedestrian injuries and socioeconomic characteristics of neighborhoods in the context of local traffic volume... - The relationship of pedestrian injuries to socioeconomic characteristics in a large Southern California CountyBharath Chakravarthy
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
Traffic Inj Prev 11:508-13. 2010..The goal of this study is to explore the relationship between pedestrian injuries and socioeconomic characteristics... - Fatality and injury severity of older adult motor vehicle collisions in orange county, california, 1998-2007Shahram Lotfipour
University of California, Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Orange, California
West J Emerg Med 14:63-8. 2013..The decrease in collision fatalities was greater in the 25-64-year-old group compared to the older adult population. This disparity highlights the need for further injury prevention efforts for older drivers... - Pediatric pedestrian injuries: emergency care considerationsBharath Chakravarthy
Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 23:738-44. 2007..From recent data, pedestrian injuries and deaths are increasing in the United States and the World, and they require particular attention by emergency care providers and policy makers... - Comparison of the visual function index to the Snellen Visual Acuity Test in predicting older adult self-restricted drivingShahram Lotfipour
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
Traffic Inj Prev 11:503-7. 2010..The VF-14 was originally designed to assess vision in cataract patients; however, in this study, a modified version (mVF-14) was evaluated as a tool for predicting self-restricted driving in older drivers... - The Latino adolescent male mortality peak revisited: attribution of homicide and motor vehicle crash deathFederico E Vaca
Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06519, USA
Inj Prev 17:102-7. 2011..The objective of this study was to determine if the anomaly to the Latino Epidemiological Paradox and the Latino Adolescent Male Mortality Peak in California mortality data persists... - Six-month follow-up of computerized alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment in the emergency departmentFederico E Vaca
Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, Orange, California, USA
Subst Abus 32:144-52. 2011..The use of computerized ED-SBIRT with integrated personalized messaging and BNI holds promise as a viable screening and intervention modality for a wide range of emergency department patients... - Study designs and evaluation models for emergency department public health researchKerry B Broderick
Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA
Acad Emerg Med 16:1124-31. 2009..Public health investigators are poised to make substantial contributions to this important area of research, but this will only be accomplished by employing sound research methodology in the context of rigorous program evaluation... - Factors associated with complications in older adults with isolated blunt chest traumaShahram Lotfipour
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine
West J Emerg Med 10:79-84. 2009..To determine the prevalence of adverse events in elderly trauma patients with isolated blunt thoracic trauma, and to identify variables associated with these adverse events... - Pedestrian injuries: emergency care considerationsBharath Chakravarthy
Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research, Department of Emergency Medicine University of California, Irvine
Cal J Emerg Med 8:15-21. 2007..It requires particular attention by emergency medicine physicians, public health experts and policy makers... - Motor vehicle intrusion alone does not predict trauma center admission or use of trauma center resourcesDerek Isenberg
Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06519, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 15:203-7. 2011..Objective. We hypothesized that motor vehicle intrusion, as the sole criterion for transport to a trauma center, is neither sensitive nor specific for predicting which patients will utilize trauma center resources... - Need for injury-prevention education in medical school curriculumIsaac Yoshii
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA
West J Emerg Med 11:40-3. 2010..Increasing the number of physicians with injury- and violence- prevention knowledge and skills is ultimately an important strategy to reduce the national and global burden of injury... - Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs: future directions for screening and intervention in the emergency departmentRebecca M Cunningham
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, School of Public Health Injury Research Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Acad Emerg Med 16:1078-88. 2009..5) Translation--conduct translational and cost-effectiveness research of proven efficacious interventions, with attention to fidelity, to move ED SBIRT from research to practice... - Crash injury prediction and vehicle damage reporting by paramedicsFederico E Vaca
University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research, Orange, CA
West J Emerg Med 10:62-7. 2009..The goal of this feasibility study was to examine paramedic accuracy in predicting crash victim injury profile, disability outcome at hospital discharge, and reporting vehicle damage with other crash variables... - The basics of alcohol screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment in the emergency departmentFederico E Vaca
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
West J Emerg Med 8:88-92. 2007..We provide a general overview of the basis and need for integrating SBIRT into EDs. Models of SBIRT, as well as benefits and challenges to its implementation, are also discussed... - Commentary: Teen unsafe driving behaviors: faulty perceptions shaping riskFederico E Vaca
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California-Irvine, Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research, Irvine, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 50:478-80. 2007 - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) notesFederico E Vaca
Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Health and Policy Research, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 43:274-5; discussion 275-7. 2004 - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) notes. A social norms strategy to reduce impaired driving among 21- to 34-year-oldsJames Pribble
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Ann Emerg Med 48:739. 2006 - Commentary: Polypharmacy and older drivers: beyond the doors of the emergency department (ED) for patient safetyShahram Lotfipour
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California-Irvine, Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research, Irvine, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 49:535-7. 2007 - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) notes. Evaluation of the repeal of the all-rider motorcycle helmet law in FloridaFederico Vaca
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California-Irvine, Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 47:203; discussion 204-6. 2006 - Web-based injury control training: a new curricular tool in the arsenalFederico Vaca
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California-Irvine, Center for Health Policy Research, Irvine, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 40:251-2. 2002 - Developing best practices of emergency care for the alcohol-impaired patientFederico Vaca
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California-Irvine, Center for Health Policy Research, Irvine, CA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 39:685-6. 2002 - Health risks of Latino childrenT Bella Dinh-Zarr
JAMA 288:1981-2; author reply 1983. 2002
Research Grants
- "Development and Crash Injury Risk in Adolescent Latino Males"Federico Vaca; Fiscal Year: 2007..Furthermore, the information gained will lead to broader understanding of injury disparity in Latino adolescent males and be applied to future development of a clinical contact injury prevention intervention. ..