Trends in Violent Penetrating Injuries During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Public health measures instituted to reduce the spread of COVID-19 led to severe disruptions to the structure of daily life, and the resultant social and financial impact may have contributed to an increase in violence.

Objective

To examine the trends in violent penetrating injuries during the first COVID-19 pandemic year compared with previous years.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cross-sectional study was performed to compare the prevalence of violent penetrating injuries during the first COVID-19 pandemic year, March 2020 to February 2021, with the previous 5 years, March 2015 to February 2020. This study was performed among all patients with a violent penetrating injury presenting at Boston Medical Center, an urban, level I trauma

SUBMITTER: Pino EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8826178 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature