Pediatric firearm injury related emergency department visits and hospitalizations: a population-based study in the United States
Goel R, Zhu X, Makhani S, Josephson C, White J, Karam O, Nellis M, Gehrie E, Sherpa M, Crowe E, Bloch E, Tobian A. Pediatric firearm injury related emergency department visits and hospitalizations: a population-based study in the United States. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2023, 22: 100503. PMID: 37214769, PMCID: PMC10192937, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric firearm injuriesNationwide Emergency Department SampleEmergency department visitsSelf-inflicted injuryFirearm injuriesHospital mortalityED visitsDepartment visitsInpatient DatabaseLow-income zip codesMajority of hospitalizationsPrimary insurance payerPediatric ED visitsPopulation-based studyEmergency Department SampleKids' Inpatient DatabaseCause of deathWhite childrenHigher proportionLower household incomeBlack childrenPayer databaseED encountersPediatric hospitalizationsUS National Institutes