Background Significant increases in firearm-related mortality in the US pediatric population drive an urgent need to study these injuries to drive prevention policies. The purpose of this study was (1) to characterize those with and without readmissions, (2) to...
Purpose We aim to describe interpersonal violence-related injury patterns in the pediatric trauma population and to identify predictors of recidivism. Methods In this retrospective analysis from a single institution, we included pediatric patients (≤17 years) treated...
Importance Firearm-related injuries are the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the US. For youths aged 10 to 19 years, 64% of firearm-related deaths are due to assault. Understanding the association between the rate of death due to...
The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic carried with it an increase in violence in the United States and abroad. The proportion of violence cases involving firearms also increased during this time, yet little research has examined these effects using data from the...
Importance Firearm injury is a major public health burden in the US, and yet there is no single, validated national data source to study community firearm violence, including firearm homicide and nonfatal shootings that result from interpersonal violence. Objective To...
