Introduction Although some view the ownership of firearms as a deterrent to crime, the relationship between population-level firearm ownership rates and violent criminal perpetration is unclear. The purpose of this study is to test the association between state-level...
Background: Risk for violent victimization or crime perpetration after firearm-related hospitalization (FRH) must be determined to inform the need for future interventions. Objective: To compare the risk for subsequent violent injury, death, or crime perpetration...
Background Firearm mortality is a leading, and largely avoidable, cause of death in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia. We aimed to assess the changes over time and demographic determinants of firearm deaths in these four countries between 1990 and 2015. Methods In...
Background This study sought to determine the role of social factors in pediatric gunshot wounds (GSW). Methods We identified medical records of victims aged 0-15 years who presented to our Level 1 pediatric trauma center from 2001 to 2016. Results Three hundred...
Highlights The deaths from gunshot wounds account for only 5.6% of cases. Most of the homicide cases involved a heavy blunt object. Most of the victims were middle-aged men. More than half of the victims were intoxicated.
