Firearm related injuries amongst children: Estimates from the nationwide emergency department sample

Allareddy, Veerajalandhar; Nalliah, Romesh; Rampa, Sankeerth; Kim, Min Kyeong; Allareddy, Veerasathpurush

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2011.10.040

Cited by 46 publications

(46 citation statements)

References 11 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Our results are in congruence with the data between 1993 and 2000, which also reported almost half of cumulative pediatric FHs resulting from unintentional injury, followed very closely by assault or legal intervention [7]. Another study using administrative emergency department data, reported that most frequently documented firearm injuries were assaults followed by unintentional injuries among those children who were B18 years old [2]. This reversal maybe due to the inclusion of pediatric FH below 16 years, and can be rationalized by the distinct firearm injury differences between children (\16 years) and adolescents [9].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Racial/Ethnic Specific Trends in Pediatric Firearm-Related Hospitalizations in the United States, 1998–2011

Kalesan

Dabic

Vasan

et al. 2015

Matern Child Health J

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Racial/Ethnic Specific Trends in Pediatric Firearm-Related Hospitalizations in the United States, 1998–2011

Kalesan

Dabic

Vasan

et al. 2015

Matern Child Health J

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…There was an association between the time of injury and injury intent. The greatest number of injuries was violence-related and occurred between 4 pm and 4 am, consistent with other studies [3,7,15]. This information should be used to focus prevention programs and discussion regarding prevention on afternoon and evening hours.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

“…The mortality rate when a patient reached our Emergency Department was 3.5%, however it is likely that many patients who died never made it to the hospital or presented to a different hospital. This mortality rate is lower than reported pediatric firearm mortality rates in similar studies [3,10,15,16,18]. We did not find a higher mortality rate in younger children as reported by Senger et al [16].…”

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 53%

“…The United States has the highest rate of firearm-related deaths among high-income countries [2]. In 2008, there were 14,831 visits to Emergency Departments in the United States for pediatric firearm injuries [3]. In 2010, there were a total of 2711 deaths by firearm, averaging 7 deaths per day, and 15,576 injuries from firearms in the pediatric population [1,4].…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Trends in pediatric firearm-related injuries over the past 10 years at an urban pediatric hospital

Veenstra

Patel

Donoghue

et al. 2015

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…Nationally, an average ED visit costs $1349, an average pediatric ED visit for a firearm injury costs $3642, and if admitted to the hospital, the mean charge is $70 164. 23,24 If the violence intervention prevented 1 firearm-related admission per year, it would cover the annual cost of the intervention. Even our worst case cost estimates of $54.96 to avert violence would be a small portion of an ED visit' s costs.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cost Analysis of Youth Violence Prevention

et al. 2014

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT:Violence is a leading cause of death. The emergency department (ED) can prevent violence through proven interventions; however, these interventions are not broadly implemented. There is little evidence to inform decision-makers of the costs associated with preventing violence. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:We report the costs of a brief violence prevention intervention in the ED. We highlight the economic impact of implementation, showing that brief interventions in the ED are an inexpensive way the health care system can prevent violence in adolescents. abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Effective violence interventions are not widely implemented, and there is little information about the cost of violence interventions. Our goal is to report the cost of a brief intervention delivered in the emergency department that reduces violence among 14-to 18-year-olds.METHODS: Primary outcomes were total costs of implementation and the cost per violent event or violence consequence averted. We used primary and secondary data sources to derive the costs to implement a brief motivational interviewing intervention and to identify the number of self-reported violent events (eg, severe peer aggression, peer victimization) or violence consequences averted. One-way and multiway sensitivity analyses were performed. RESULTS:Total fixed and variable annual costs were estimated at $71 784. If implemented, 4208 violent events or consequences could be prevented, costing $17.06 per event or consequence averted. Multiway sensitivity analysis accounting for variable intervention efficacy and different cost estimates resulted in a range of $3.63 to $54.96 per event or consequence averted.CONCLUSIONS: Our estimates show that the cost to prevent an episode of youth violence or its consequences is less than the cost of placing an intravenous line and should not present a significant barrier to implementation. Pediatrics 2014;133:448-453

show abstract

Firearm related injuries amongst children: Estimates from the nationwide emergency department sample

Cited by 46 publications

References 11 publications

Racial/Ethnic Specific Trends in Pediatric Firearm-Related Hospitalizations in the United States, 1998–2011

Racial/Ethnic Specific Trends in Pediatric Firearm-Related Hospitalizations in the United States, 1998–2011

Trends in pediatric firearm-related injuries over the past 10 years at an urban pediatric hospital

Cost Analysis of Youth Violence Prevention

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About