Discrepancies in Mass Shootings and Access to Trauma Care Across the United States, 2014-2018

CONCLUSION: States in the southern regions of the US experience the greatest disparity due to a high burden of mass shootings with less access to trauma centers. Interventions are needed to increase access to trauma care and reduce mass shootings in these medically underserved areas.PMID:38520302 | DOI:10.1177/00031348241241748

Source: The American Surgeon - March 23, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Kaylin J Beiter Stacey M Knowles Alexandra Tedesco Claudia Leonardi Peter L Scharf Brett M Chapman Tommy A Brown Jonathan E Schoen Lance E Stuke Patrick P Greiffenstein Alan B Marr John P Hunt Alison A Smith Source Type: research