Pediatric firearm injury related emergency department visits and hospitalizations: a population-based study in the United StatesResearch in context

Pediatric firearm injury related emergency department visits and hospitalizations: a population-based study in the United StatesResearch in context

Summary: Background: Firearm injury (FI) is the leading cause of death in children and adolescents in the United States (US). We describe the epidemiology of pediatric FI-associated emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations in the US stratified by race and ethnicity. Methods: Data on pe...

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Main Authors: Ruchika Goel, Xianming Zhu, Sarah Makhani, Cassandra D. Josephson, Jodie L. White, Oliver Karam, Marianne E. Nellis, Eric A. Gehrie, Mingmar Sherpa, Elizabeth P. Crowe, Evan M. Bloch, Aaron A.R. Tobian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Americas
Subjects:
Firearm injury
Gunshot wound
Children
Emergency department
Emergency room
ED
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667193X23000777

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