Pediatric firearm injuries: Anatomy of an epidemic

Surgery. 2020 Sep;168(3):381-384. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.02.023. Epub 2020 Apr 21.

Authors

Robert A Swendiman¹, Justin S Hatchimonji², Myron Allukian 3rd³, Thane A Blinman³, Michael L Nance³, Gary W Nace³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: swendr@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
² Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
³ Division of General, Thoracic, and Fetal Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.

PMID: 32327211
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.02.023

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child Mortality / trends*
Child, Preschool
Epidemics / prevention & control
Epidemics / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Gun Violence / prevention & control
Gun Violence / statistics & numerical data
Gun Violence / trends*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
United States / epidemiology
Wounds, Gunshot / epidemiology*
Wounds, Gunshot / etiology
Wounds, Gunshot / prevention & control
Young Adult