TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Trends in adolescent firearm-related injury: a time series analysis
JO  - American surgeon
A1  - Meyer, Courtney H.
A1  - Noorbakhsh, Soroosh
A1  - Jackson, Katie
A1  - Holstein, Rachel
A1  - Sola, Richard Jr
A1  - Koganti, Deepika
A1  - Bliton, John
A1  - Smith, Alexis
A1  - Fraser Doh, Kiesha
A1  - Chaudhary, Sofia
A1  - Sciarretta, Jason D.
A1  - Smith, Randi N.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - BACKGROUND: Firearm-related injury (FRI) became the leading cause of death among children/adolescents in 2019. <br><br>PURPOSE: This study sought to determine changes over time in the population of adolescents affected by FRI in Atlanta, Georgia, such that high risk cohorts could be identified. RESEARCH DESIGN: City-wide retrospective cohort review. STUDY SAMPLE: Adolescent victims (age 11-21 years of age) of FRI, defined by ICD9/10 codes, in Atlanta, Georgia. DATA ANALYSIS: Descriptive, multivariate and time series analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: There were 1,453 adolescent FRI victims in this time period, predominantly Black (86%) and male (86.6%). Unintentional injury was higher among ages 11-14 years (43.1%) compared to 15-17 years (10.2%) and 18-21 years (9.3%) (P <.01). FRI affecting females increased at a rate of 8.1 injuries/year (P <.01), and unintentional injuries increased at by 7.6/year (P <.01). Mortality declined from 16% in 2016 to 7.7% in 2021. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Our data provides evidence for firearm policy reform. Interventions should target prevention of intentional injury among AQ4 females and seek to reverse the trend in unintentional injuries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-1348
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00031348231157905
ID  - ref1
ER  -