The COVID-19 Pandemic and Associated Rise in Pediatric Firearm Injuries: A Multi-institutional Study
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Amelia T. Collings, Manzur Farazi, Kyle Van Arendonk, Mary E. Fallat, Peter C. Minneci, Thomas T. Sato, K. Elizabeth Speck, Katherine J. Deans, Richard A. Falcone, David S. Foley, Jason D. Fraser, Samir K. Gadepalli, Martin S. Keller, Meera Kotagal, Matth
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Abstract
Background
Firearm sales in the United States (U.S.) markedly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our objective was to determine if firearm injuries in children were associated with stay-at-home orders (SHO) during the COVID-19 pandemic. We hypothesized there would be an increase in pediatric firearm injuries during SHO.
Methods
This was a multi-institutional, retrospective study of institutional trauma registries. Patients
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