Objective: To quantify the association between insurance and hospital admission following
minor isolated extremity firearm injury. Background: The association between insurance and …

Background Firearm injuries disproportionately affect young, male, non-White populations,
causing substantial individual and societal burden. Annual costs for hospitalized firearm …

There is little known about the differences, from the point of view of healthcare resource
utilization, between non-fatal versus fatal firearm-related injuries. We undertook this …

Background Age-and intent-related differences in the burden and costs of firearm injury
treated in emergency departments are not well-documented. Methods We performed a serial …

Objective: To compare the risk factors and costs associated with readmission after firearm
injury nationally, including different hospitals. Background: No national studies capture …

Objectives. To quantify the inflation-adjusted costs associated with initial hospitalizations for
firearm-related injuries in the United States. Methods. We used the Healthcare Cost and …

Importance National anatomic triage criteria prescribe specific transport rules for injured
patients. However, there is limited information about patients with firearm-related injuries …

Methods Patients presenting to the ED for an FRI between 2006 and 2013 were identified
using the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample. Age-and sex-specific population …

Importance In the US, approximately 40 000 people die due to firearm-related injuries
annually. However, nonfatal firearm-related injuries are less precisely tracked. Objectives To …

Background Estimates of the number of firearm-related injuries widely vary. Although focus
has been primarily on deaths, the societal cost of caring for victims of these injuries is largely …