Pediatric and Young Adult Trauma Recidivism

CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric/young adult trauma recidivism is associated with specific characteristics including male, African American race, penetrating trauma, and uninsured status. Recidivists are primarily presenting from a zip code with low socioeconomic status. It is critical to develop targeted interventions to help this population in trauma prevention.PMID:38653577 | DOI:10.1177/00031348241248698

Source: The American Surgeon - April 23, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Alison Lehane Elizabeth Wood Sarah Pranikoff Martin Avery Thomas Pranikoff Source Type: research