Tag: Gun Violence
93,022 Firearm Injury Emergency Visits Seen From January 2018 to August 2023
Rate of firearm injury emergency department visits was 73.9 per 100,000 visits; highest rates were seen between 2:30 and 3:00 a.m.
Surgeon General’s Gun Violence Advisory Removed From HHS Website
Geospatial Clustering Seen in Pediatric Firearm Injuries
Most firearm injuries occur in home zip code, especially among children aged 0 to 10 years
6.95 Percent of U.S. Adults Have Been Present at Scene of Mass Shooting
Younger individuals and males more likely to report exposure to a mass shooting event
Children Most Likely to Be Killed in Mass Shooting by Family Member
Most common perpetrator-victim relationship is the parent-child relationship
Adults in the United States Tend to Overstate Protective Value of Firearms
Furthermore, survey reveals adults discount risk posed by firearm access
2020 to 2021 Saw Rise in Firearm-Related Hospitalizations
Increase disproportionately affected children, patients enrolled in Medicaid, and Black individuals
Disparities Seen in Firearm, Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities in U.S. Youth
APCs for firearm homicides were similar for Black and Hispanic males aged 15 to 19 years; dramatic increase seen for Black females aged 15 to 19 years
2018 to 2020 Saw Rise in Firearm Injury-Related Emergency Department Visits
After peak in 2020, significant decrease seen in firearm injury-related visit rates year over year from 2020 to 2023
Risk for Pediatric Firearm Reinjury 6 Percent at One Year After Initial Injury
The risk for reinjury was higher for male children and those seen at an adult hospital
