Community-Level Disadvantage of Adults With Firearm- vs Motor Vehicle-Related Injuries.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Motor vehicle crash (MVC) and firearm injuries are 2 of the top 3 mechanisms of adult injury-related deaths in the US.

Objective

To understand the differing associations between community-level disadvantage and firearm vs MVC injuries to inform mechanism-specific prevention strategies and appropriate postdischarge resource allocation.

Design, setting, and participants

This multicenter cross-sectional study analyzed prospectively collected data from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Firearm Study. Included patients were treated either for firearm injury between March 1, 2021, and February 28, 2022, or for MVC-related injuries between January 1 and December 31, 2021, at 1 of 128 participating ACS trauma centers.

Exposures

Community distress.

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SUBMITTER: Agoubi LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11227070 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature