The epidemiology of firearm injuries managed in US emergency departments

被引：14

作者：

Avraham J.B. ^{[1
]}

Frangos S.G. ^{[1
]}

DiMaggio C.J. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care and Trauma Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, 462 First Avenue, 15NBV, New York, 10016, NY

[2] Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY

来源：

Injury Epidemiology | / 5卷 / 1期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

Firearm-related Injuries; Relative Increase Rate; EDs Nationwide; Trauma Mortality; Healthcare Cost And Utilization Project (HCUP);

D O I：

10.1186/s40621-018-0168-5

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摘要：

Background: Firearm-related injuries cause significant morbidity and mortality in the United States (US), consuming resources and fueling political and public health discourse. Most analyses of firearm injuries are based on fatality statistics. Here, we describe the epidemiology of firearm injuries presenting to US emergency departments (EDs). Methods: We performed a retrospective study of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Program Nationwide Emergency Department Survey (NEDS) from 2009 to 2012. NEDS is the largest all-payer ED survey in the US containing approximately 30 million annual records. Results include survey-adjusted counts, proportions, means, and rates, and confidence intervals of age-stratified ED discharges for firearm injuries. Results: There were 71,111 (se = 613) ED discharges for firearm injuries in 2009; the absolute number increased 3.9% (se = 1.2) to 75,559 (se = 610) in 2012. 18-to-44-year-olds accounted for the largest proportion of total injuries with 52,187 (se = 527) in 2009 and 56,644 (se = 528) in 2012—a 7.2% (se = 1.6) relative rate increase and an absolute increase of 3.3/100,000 (se = 0.7). Firearm injuries among children < 5-years-old increase 16%, and 19% among children 5-to-9-years-old. 136,112 (se = 761)—or 48.2%—of those injured were treated and discharged home without admission; 106,927 (se = 755) were admitted. Firearm deaths represented one-third of all trauma mortality. Three-quarters of those injured resided in neighborhoods with median incomes below $49,250. Conclusions: Firearm injuries increased from 2009 to 2012, driven by adults aged 18-to-44-years-old, and disproportionately impacting lower socioeconomic communities. Injuries also increased among young children. Firearm injuries remain a continued public health challenge, and a significant source of ED morbidity and mortality. © 2018, The Author(s).

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