Trends and Disparities in Firearm Deaths Among Children

• 2023

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• Bailey Roberts; Colleen Nofi; Emma Cornell; Sandeep Kapoor; Laura Harrison; Chethan Sathya
PMID: 37599647DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2023-061296

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The article describes how firearm deaths among children have increased in recent years. The article shows that these deaths are not the same for all groups—Black children and boys are more likely to die from guns than others. It also explains that most of these deaths happen because of homicide, but suicides and accidents also play a role. The article suggests that more needs to be done to keep kids safe from gun violence.

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Focus Area: Violence

Audiences: EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Mitigation

Keywords: Cause of Death; Child; Epidemiology; Firearms; Mortality; United States; Wounds and Injuries

Institutions: Northwell Health

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