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Citation |
Naik-Mathuria B. J. Surg. Res. 2021; ePub(ePub): ePub. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2021, Elsevier Publishing) |
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Abstract |
Pediatric firearm injury is a leading cause of death in children in the United States and the incidence continues to rise each year; however, comprehensive and accurate data on the scope of the problem is lacking. National statistics on firearm violence focus almost exclusively on deaths. This information is publicly available through the National Violent Death Reporting System, a state-based resource of violence-related deaths from multiple sources that informs the CDCs Web-Based Injury Statistics and Query System (WISQARS). This database used to contain information on non-fatal firearm injuries, but since 2019 this is no longer being reported as the data was not thought to be accurate enough. Non-fatal firearm injuries are significantly more common in children than fatal injuries, and knowing the full scope of pediatric firearm violence is vital to inform effective prevention efforts... Language: en |
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Keywords |
injury prevention; pediatric; firearm; Pediatric firearm injury; violence reduction |