Pediatric Firearm-Related Hospital Encounters During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

doi:10.1542/peds.2021-050223

. 2021 Aug;148(2):e2021050223.

doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-050223. Epub 2021 May 12.

Pediatric Firearm-Related Hospital Encounters During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

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¹ Department of Pediatrics, Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee kelsey.gastineau@vumc.org.
² Department of Pediatrics, Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
³ Children's Hospital Association, Lenexa, Kansas.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio.

PMID: 33980696
PMCID: PMC8670740
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-050223

Pediatric Firearm-Related Hospital Encounters During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

Kelsey A B Gastineau et al. Pediatrics. 2021 Aug.

. 2021 Aug;148(2):e2021050223.

doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-050223. Epub 2021 May 12.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee kelsey.gastineau@vumc.org.
² Department of Pediatrics, Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
³ Children's Hospital Association, Lenexa, Kansas.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio.

PMID: 33980696
PMCID: PMC8670740
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-050223

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POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

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**FIGURE 1**
Comparing total and firearm-related encounters in 2020 to 2017–2019. A, Total ED and hospital encounter volumes in 2020 compared to 2017–2019. B, Firearm-related encounter volumes in 2020 compared to 2017–2019.

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[1] Azrael D, Cohen J, Salhi C, Miller M. Firearm storage in gun-owning households with children: results of a 2015 national survey. J Urban Health. 2018;95(3):295–304 - PMC - PubMed

[2] Azrael D, Cohen J, Salhi C, Miller M. Firearm storage in gun-owning households with children: results of a 2015 national survey. J Urban Health. 2018;95(3):295–304 - PMC - PubMed

[3] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. WISQARS data visualization. Available at: https://wisqars-viz.cdc.gov:8006/explore-data/home. Accessed December 24, 2020

[4] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. WISQARS data visualization. Available at: https://wisqars-viz.cdc.gov:8006/explore-data/home. Accessed December 24, 2020

[5] Levine PB, McKnight R. Three million more guns: the Spring 2020 spike in firearm sales. 2020. Available at: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/07/13/three-million-more-gu.... Accessed December 21, 2020

[6] Levine PB, McKnight R. Three million more guns: the Spring 2020 spike in firearm sales. 2020. Available at: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/07/13/three-million-more-gu.... Accessed December 21, 2020

[7] Abdallah HO, Zhao C, Kaufman E, et al. Increased firearm injury during the COVID-19 pandemic: a hidden urban burden. J Am Coll Surg. 2021;232(2):159–168.e3 - PMC - PubMed

[8] Abdallah HO, Zhao C, Kaufman E, et al. Increased firearm injury during the COVID-19 pandemic: a hidden urban burden. J Am Coll Surg. 2021;232(2):159–168.e3 - PMC - PubMed

[9] Bleyer A, Siegel SE, Thomas CR. Increasing rate of unintentional firearm deaths in youngest Americans: firearm prevalence and Covid-19 pandemic implication [published online ahead of print January 11, 2021]. J Natl Med Assoc. doi:10.1016/j.jnma.2020.12.005 - DOI - PubMed

[10] Bleyer A, Siegel SE, Thomas CR. Increasing rate of unintentional firearm deaths in youngest Americans: firearm prevalence and Covid-19 pandemic implication [published online ahead of print January 11, 2021]. J Natl Med Assoc. doi:10.1016/j.jnma.2020.12.005 - DOI - PubMed

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