Socioeconomic factors and pediatric injury

S Trinidad, M Kotagal - Current trauma reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The goal of this review is to describe how socioeconomic status
(SES) is evaluated in the pediatric trauma literature and further consider how differences in …

The association between childhood opportunity index and pediatric hospitalization for firearm injury or motor vehicle crash

EG Kwon, D Nehra, M Hall, JP Herrera-Escobar… - Surgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Community-level factors can profoundly impact children's health, including the
risk of violent injury. This study's objective was to understand the relationship between the …

A novel machine-learning tool to identify community risk for firearm violence: The Firearm Violence Vulnerability Index

AM Polcari, LE Hoefer, TL Zakrison… - Journal of trauma and …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Firearm violence in the United States is a public health crisis, but accessing
accurate firearm assault data to inform prevention strategies is a challenge. Vulnerability …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric firearm injuries in Colorado

J Stevens, K Pickett, J Kaar, MM Nolan… - Journal of pediatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background In 2019 firearm injuries surpassed automobile-related injuries as the leading
cause of pediatric death in Colorado. In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to …

Firearm injuries in young children: surgical resource utilization and implications for prevention

CE Collins, O Lao, HL Chang, BK Yorkgitis… - Journal of surgical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Pediatric firearm injury prevention research in younger age groups is limited.
This study evaluated a large multicenter cohort of younger children with firearm injuries …

Gun violence revictimization in New York State: what increases the risk of being shot again?

JC L'Huillier, JD Boccardo, M Stewart… - Journal of trauma and …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background While gun injuries are more likely to occur in in urban settings and affect people
of color, factors associated with gun violence revictimization—suffering multiple incidents of …

Bullet Vascular Injury at a Pediatric Age: A Two-Case Report from Saudi Arabia

KA Brekeit, AN AlOmrani, AF Alqwaiz… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ijpras.com
Gunshot injuries are a rare cause of vascular injury in the pediatric age group, mostly
occurring accidentally. They are very serious injuries and could even be life-or limb …