Variability in firearm injury among major pediatric trauma centers across the USA

• Published in: Trauma surgery & acute care open Vol. 8; no. 1; p. e001014
• Main Authors: Fraser Doh, Kiesha, Chaudhary, Sofia, Ruest, Stephanie M, Shaahinfar, Ashkon, Chun, Thomas, Cooper, Nicholas, Fein, Joel, Feng, Alayna, Feske-Kirby, Katherine, Figueroa, Janet, Gutman, Colleen K, Grupp-Phelan, Jacqueline, Kanaan, Ghid, Keathley, Nora, Khan, Naghma, McGlamry, Katherine, Myers, Sage, Nance, Michael, Russell, Katherine, Rowker, Kelli, Sheline, Erica, Simon, Harold K, Morris, Claudia R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 30.05.2023; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Age; Data collection; Demographics; Electronic health records; Emergency medical care; Firearms; Hospital systems; Hospitals; Injuries; Medicaid; Medical records; Murders & murder attempts; Original Research; Patients; Pediatrics; Public health; Trauma; Trauma centers; Violence; Wounds, Gunshot; United States > US; Wounds, Gunshot; pediatrics; Firearms

ObjectivesIn 2020, firearm injuries surpassed automobile collisions as the leading cause of death in US children. Annual automobile fatalities have decreased during 40 years through a multipronged approach. To develop similarly targeted public health interventions to reduce firearm fatalities, there...