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

• Main Authors: Ruchika Goel (Author), Xianming Zhu (Author), Sarah Makhani (Author), Cassandra D. Josephson (Author), Jodie L. White (Author), Oliver Karam (Author), Marianne E. Nellis (Author), Eric A. Gehrie (Author), Mingmar Sherpa (Author), Elizabeth P. Crowe (Author), Evan M. Bloch (Author), Aaron A.R. Tobian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 ped...