Pediatric Firearm-Related Injuries: Taking Kids Out of Harm's Way Begins with Targeted Prevention

Preventable injury remains the most significant cause of pediatric death in the United States (US).1 In 2016, firearm-related injury was the second most common cause of child and adolescent death nationally.2) In the three years preceding, there was a 28% relative increase in the number of pediatric firearm-related deaths.2 Further, for every pediatric firearm-related death, there are seven to eight nonfatal firearm injuries.3 The US has the highest rate of pediatric firearm-related injuries compared to any other developed country, reaching 10-35 times higher than other high-income countries.

Source: Journal of Surgical Research - July 17, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Leah C Tatebe, Joseph Sanchez, Sydney Pekarek, Nathaniel Koo, Justin Mis, Victoria Schlanser, Faran Bokhari, Andrew J Dennis Source Type: research