Rural Versus Urban Hospitalizations for Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents.
Pediatrics
; 142(2)2018 08.
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ABSTRACT
media-1vid110.1542/5789654953001PEDS-VA_2017-3318Video Abstract OBJECTIVES:
Firearms are a leading cause of injury and death for children and adolescents in the United States. We examined how hospitalization rates for firearm injuries differ for rural and urban populations.METHODS:
The Kids' Inpatient Database was used to identify hospitalizations for firearm injuries in patients <20 years of age by using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision external-cause-of-injury codes. Data from 2006, 2009, and 2012 were analyzed to compare demographics and intent (assault, self-inflicted, unintentional, and undetermined). Urban-rural classification was based on patients' county of residence. Rates were calculated by using weighted cases and US Census data.RESULTS:
There were 21 581 hospitalizations for firearm injuries. The overall hospitalization rate was higher in urban versus rural areas (risk ratio [RR] = 1.95; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.81-2.10). Rates were highest for assaults in urban 15- to 19-year-olds (RR = 7.82; 95% CI 6.48-9.44). Unintentional injuries were the leading cause of hospitalizations in younger age groups in all urban and rural locations. Rates for unintentional injuries were lower among urban versus rural 5- to 9-year-olds (RR = 0.47; 95% CI 0.36-0.63) and 10- to 14-year-olds (RR = 0.44; 95% CI 0.37-0.52).CONCLUSIONS:
Hospitalizations for firearm assaults among urban 15- to 19-year-olds represent the highest injury rate. Notably, hospitalizations are lower for urban versus rural 5- to 9-year-olds and 10- to 14-year-olds, and unintentional firearm injuries are most common among these groups. Preventative public health approaches should address these differences in injury epidemiology.
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População Rural
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População Urbana
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Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo
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Armas de Fogo
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Hospitalização
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Ano de publicação:
2018
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