TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Trends of self-inflicted firearm injuries at a rural Level 1 trauma center
JO  - American surgeon
A1  - Burns, Aliya G.
A1  - Rasarmos, Alex P.
A1  - Leonard, Matthew A.
A1  - Collins, Hannah W.
A1  - Burns, J. Bracken
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Firearm injuries are a major public health concern with much focus on injuries due to violent crimes in urban areas. Less focus has been on self-inflicted injuries and rural settings. This study included 201 patients, of which 124 (61.7%) were accidental and 77 (38.3%) were intentional self-inflicted gunshot wounds (GSWs) sustained over 6 years at a rural level 1 trauma center. Injury severity scores (P <.001), hospital days (P <.001), and mortality (P <.001) were significantly higher among intentional self-inflicted GSWs. Injuries to the head were the most common injury among patients with intentional self-inflicted GSWs (P <.001).Accidental and intentional self-inflicted GSWs make up a large portion of firearm injuries seen at our rural level 1 trauma center, and defining these injuries can facilitate the need for targeted gun safety and injury prevention efforts.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-1348
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00031348241241633
ID  - ref1
ER  -