In 1996, the US Congress passed the Dickey Amendment, effectively removing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) ability to fund firearm injury prevention research. Similar limitations were placed on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2011....
Importance Firearm injuries are an epidemic in the US; more than 45 000 fatal injuries were recorded in 2020 alone. Gaining a deeper understanding of socioeconomic factors that may contribute to increasing firearm injury rates is critical to prevent future injuries....
Importance The burden of firearm violence in US cities continues to rise. The role of access to trauma center care as a trauma system measure with implications for firearm injury mortality has not been comprehensively evaluated. Objective To evaluate the...
The increase in firearm death rates in the US has been attributed to many factors, including higher gun sales, social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and lack of new federal firearm legislation. Studies suggest that both the risk and lethality of firearm...
In the United States, there are more than twice as many nonfatal firearm injuries as fatal firearm injuries each year.1 For many of these individuals, their only contact with the health care system may be the emergency department (ED), where there may be an...
