by admin | Feb 3, 2020
BACKGROUND:To describe the demographic characteristics and burden of pediatric suicides by firearm in the U.S. using a large all-payer, pediatric inpatient care database. METHODS:Children and young adults (<21 years old) were identified with an ICD-9 diagnosis of...
by admin | Feb 3, 2020
BACKGROUND Over 50,000 homicides and suicides occur each year. An estimated half of all US households are believed to have a firearm present, making them one of the most ubiquitous consumer products. Our goal was to determine if the manner of storage of a firearm in a...
