Firearm injuries in a pediatric population: African-American adolescents continue to carry the heavy burden

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作者
Bachier-Rodriguez, M. [1 ]
Freeman, J. [1 ]
Feliz, A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tennessee, Le Bonheur Childrens Hosp, Div Pediat Surg, Hlth Sci Ctr, 51 North Dunlap,Suite 230, Memphis, TN 38105 USA
关键词
Pediatric trauma; Firearm injuries; Healthcare disparities; Adolescent; UNITED-STATES; CHILDREN; LAWS; HOMICIDE;
D O I
10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.10.004
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R61 [外科手术学];
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摘要
Background: Firearm injuries have the highest case-fatality rate among pediatric trauma related deaths. We sought to determine whether demographics, mechanism of injury, and outcomes were age specific. Methods: We performed a 5 year retrospective analysis of patients 0-19 years old with firearm related injuries. Children were divided into two cohorts based on age. Mann-Whitney and Pearson's X-2 were used to compare continuous and categorical variables, respectively. Significance was established at p < 0.05. Data: Compared to their younger counterparts, children > 15 years old were more likely to be male (82% vs. 90%, p = 0.02), African-American (71% vs 89%, p < 0.0001), and injured due to assault (76.9% vs 44.6%, p < 0.0001). Mortality rates for children < 14 was 1.4 times the national average (10.7% vs. 7.5%) while the rate for children > 15 was 3.9 times the national average (12.4% vs. 3.2%). Conclusion: Firearm injuries continue to be a prevalent public health concern greatly affecting African-American adolescent males. Prevention strategies and trauma related healthcare resource utilization should target this group in order to reduce the risk of injury and improve outcomes and case-fatality in our population. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Inc.
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