2022
Firearm-Related Injuries and Deaths in Children and Youth: Injury Prevention and Harm Reduction.
Lee L, Fleegler E, Goyal M, Doh K, Laraque-Arena D, Hoffman B, Culyba A, Dodington J, Johnston B, Kendi S, Kiragu A, McFadden T, Osterhoudt K, Tenenbein M, Quinlan K, Dixon C, Beno S, Kozial B, Delgado A. Firearm-Related Injuries and Deaths in Children and Youth: Injury Prevention and Harm Reduction. Pediatrics 2022, 150 PMID: 36207776, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-060070.ChaptersFirearm injuriesHarm reductionInjury preventionMotor vehicle-related injuriesFirearm injury preventionVehicle-related injuriesEffective prevention interventionsCause of deathPediatric firearm injuriesYears of ageCommunity-level interventionsFirearm violenceMental health consequencesPublic health crisisViolence intervention programsYouth 0Prevention interventionsAnticipatory guidancePublic health advocatesImportant causeInjuryHealth consequencesProtective factorsSafe firearm storageUS youth
2018
Rural Versus Urban Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents
Herrin BR, Gaither JR, Leventhal JM, Dodington J. Rural Versus Urban Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents. Pediatrics 2018, 142: e20173318. PMID: 29967056, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-3318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirearm injuriesHospitalization ratesInpatient DatabaseUnintentional injuriesCause of hospitalizationOverall hospitalization rateKids' Inpatient DatabaseUnintentional firearm injuriesCause of injuryYears of ageYounger age groupsPublic health approachHigher injury ratesUrban-rural classificationPatient's countyInjury epidemiologyInjury codesHospitalizationInternational ClassificationInjury ratesInjuryAge groupsHealth approachUS Census dataFirearm assaults