Background Successful public health policies and injury prevention efforts have reduced pediatric automobile fatalities across the United States. In 2019, firearm injuries exceeded motor vehicle crashes (MVC) as the leading cause of childhood death in Colorado. We...
Introduction We aim to study the association between state child access prevention (CAP) and overall firearm laws with pediatric firearm-related mortality. Methods The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting...
Firearm injuries are the leading cause of death for youths 19 and younger in general and the third leading cause of death for non-Hispanic Black youths. Child Access Prevention (CAP) laws have been explored concerning their impact on firearm mortality reduction among...
Background In 2019 firearm injuries surpassed automobile-related injuries as the leading cause of pediatric death in Colorado. In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to community-level social, economic, and health impacts as well as changes to injury...
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...
