Trends of Self-Inflicted Firearm Injuries at a Rural Level 1 Trauma Center.

Autor:	Burns AG; Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA., Rasarmos AP; Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Auburn, AL, USA., Leonard MA; Ballad Health, Johnson City, TN, USA., Collins HW; Ballad Health, Johnson City, TN, USA., Burns JB; Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The American surgeon [Am Surg] 2024 Aug; Vol. 90 (8), pp. 2083-2085. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 29.
DOI:	10.1177/00031348241241633
Abstrakt:	Firearm injuries are a major public health concern with much focus on injuries due to violent crimes in urban areas. Less focus has been on self-inflicted injuries and rural settings. This study included 201 patients, of which 124 (61.7%) were accidental and 77 (38.3%) were intentional self-inflicted gunshot wounds (GSWs) sustained over 6 years at a rural level 1 trauma center. Injury severity scores ( P < .001), hospital days ( P < .001), and mortality ( P < .001) were significantly higher among intentional self-inflicted GSWs. Injuries to the head were the most common injury among patients with intentional self-inflicted GSWs ( P < .001).Accidental and intentional self-inflicted GSWs make up a large portion of firearm injuries seen at our rural level 1 trauma center, and defining these injuries can facilitate the need for targeted gun safety and injury prevention efforts. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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