Pediatric Firearm-related Injuries: Taking Kids out of Harm's Way Begins With Targeted Prevention

Pediatric firearm injury is a leading cause of death in children in the United States and the incidence continues to rise each year; however, comprehensive and accurate data on the scope of the problem is lacking.1 National statistics on firearm violence focus almost exclusively on deaths. This information is publicly available through the National Violent Death Reporting System, a state-based resource of violence-related deaths from multiple sources that informs the CDCs Web-Based Injury Statistics and Query System (WISQARS).
Source: Journal of Surgical Research - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research