Background Public health measures were instituted to reduce COVID-19 spread. A decrease in total emergency department volume followed, but the impact on injury is unknown. With lockdown and social distancing potentially increasing domicile discord, we hypothesized...
Purpose To determine the incidence and outcomes of firearm injuries in adolescents and the effect of trauma center (TC) designation on their mortality. Methods The National Trauma Data Bank (2010–2016) was queried for all encounters involving adolescents aged...