biostudies-literatureNehra DNCCIH NIH HHSNIMH NIH HHSPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institutee364-e369https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8434993biostudies-literatureUnknown274(4)<h4>Objective</h4>To describe the demographic, injury-related, and mental health characteristics of firearm injury patients and trace firearm weapon carriage and PTSD symptoms over the year after injury.<h4>Summary and background data</h4>Based on the increasing incidence of firearm injury and need for novel injury prevention strategies, hospital-based violence intervention programs are being implemented in US trauma centers. There is limited data on the long-term outcomes and risk behaviors of firearm injury survivors to guide this work.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a secondary analysis of a pragmatic 25-trauma center randomized trial (N = 635). Baseline characteristics of firearm-injured patients (N = 128) were compared with other trauma patients. Mixed model regression was used to identiAnnals of surgeryA Prospective US National Trauma Center Study of Firearm Injury Survivors Weapon Carriage and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms.PMC8434993U24 AT009676UH2 MH106338IH-1304-6319UH3 MH106338Anderson KMaier RVRusso JBulger EMNehra DMoloney KEWang JZatzick DFfalseA Prospective US National Trauma Center Study of Firearm Injury Survivors Weapon Carriage and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms.<h4>Objective</h4>To describe the demographic, injury-related, and mental health characteristics of firearm injury patients and trace firearm weapon carriage and PTSD symptoms over the year after injury.<h4>Summary and background data</h4>Based on the increasing incidence of firearm injury and need for novel injury prevention strategies, hospital-based violence intervention programs are being implemented in US trauma centers. There is limited data on the long-term outcomes and risk behaviors of firearm injury survivors to guide this work.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a secondary analysis of a pragmatic 25-trauma center randomized trial (N = 635). Baseline characteristics of firearm-injured patients (N = 128) were compared with other trauma patients. Mixed model regression was used to identi2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Oct2025-04-22T21:47:54.767Z2025-02-19T01:27:04.907ZS-EPMC84349933422529610.1097/sla.000000000000504310.1097/SLA.0000000000005043