Costs of Fatal and Nonfatal Firearm Injuries in the U.S., 2019 and 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Firearm-related injuries are among the five leading causes of death for people aged 1-44 years in the U.S. The immediate and long-term harms of firearm injuries pose an economic burden on society. Fatal and nonfatal firearm injury costs in the U.S. were estimated providing up-to-date economic burden estimates.

Methods

Counts of nonfatal firearm injuries were obtained from the 2019-2020 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Emergency Department Sample. Data on nonfatal injury intent were obtained from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System - Firearm Injury Surveillance System. Counts of deaths (firearm as underlying cause) were obtained from the 2019-2020 multiple cause-of-death mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System. An

SUBMITTER: Miller GF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10843794 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature