Objectives To quantify the inflation-adjusted costs associated with initial hospitalizations for firearm-related injuries in the United States. Methods We used the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample to identify patients admitted for...
BACKGROUND Legal firearm sales occur largely through suppliers that have Federal Firearm Licensees (FFLs). Since FFL density might reflect ease-of-access to firearm purchases, we hypothesized that the number of FFL dealers would be associated with firearm-related...
Background Firearm-related injuries are the second leading cause of pediatric deaths in the US. We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of both state child access prevention (CAP) laws and gun regulations on pediatric firearm mortality. We hypothesized that states...
