Racial and Social Determinants of Civilian Gunshot Wounds to the Head.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the clinical, racial, and social characteristics of victims of Gunshot wounds (GSWs) to the head and assess for associations between these factors and outcomes.

Summary background data

Previous literature has not focused on the association of race and socioeconomic factors with these specific injuries.

Methods

We identified patients with GSWs to the head who presented to 2 urban academic medical centers between 1998 and 2020, and extracted patient-level demographic data, information about the clinical and surgical course, and outcomes at discharge and follow-up.

Results

The cohort included 250 patients, 90% (n = 226) of whom were male, with a mean age of 28 years. Forty-five percent were white (n = 112), 19% Black (n = 48), 18% Latinx (n = 4

SUBMITTER: Rolle ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9214932 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature