Surge in Pediatric Firearm Injuries Presenting to US Children's Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Feb 1;177(2):204-206. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.4881.
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Plain language summary

This cohort study uses administrative health data to evaluate trends in pediatric firearm injuries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Firearms*
  • Hospitals
  • Hospitals, Pediatric
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Wounds, Gunshot* / epidemiology