Firearm Violence in America: A Growing Health Problem

Baroni, Stephanie; Richmond, Therese S.

doi:10.1016/j.ccell.2006.05.012

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“…This finding is lower than that in previous reports in Nigeria: 34.8% was reported in Port Harcourt, [24] 69.7% in Irrua, [23] 80.0% in Lagos, [13] and 89.2% in Maiduguri. [16] These findings are at disparity with reports from other parts of the world such as Sri Lanka, [8] Italy, [9] and United States of America [7] where gang-related violence was the main motive behind GSIs. The lower frequency in the armed robbery-related GSIs in the study area could be a reflection of the change in the motive behind GSIs resulting in the downward trend of armed robbery-related GSIs and emergence of kidnapping-related GSIs.…”

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The emerging trend in the epidemiology of gunshot injuries in the emergency department of a Nigerian tertiary hospital in a State without formal prehospital emergency medical services

Iloh¹,

Chuku²,

Ofoedu³

et al. 2013

Ann Trop Med Public Health

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The emerging trend in the epidemiology of gunshot injuries in the emergency department of a Nigerian tertiary hospital in a State without formal prehospital emergency medical services

Iloh¹,

Chuku²,

Ofoedu³

et al. 2013

Ann Trop Med Public Health

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“…20 Firearm injury is a life threatening event with a high lethality, and it should be the target of primary prevention. 21 …”

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Victim's profile analysis reveals homicide affinity for minorities and the youth

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Abstract:Background: In this study we have examined the risk of death by homicide in Miami-Dade County and Broward County (BC); and examined the association between socioeconomic status and homicide while describing victim's typical characteristics such as age, gender, race/ethnicity, and type of injury. Methods: Data was collected from the County's Medical Examiner's Offices, Census Bureau, and Federal Bureau of Investigation between 2004 and 2007. Results: There has been an increase in the risk of dying by homicide in the studied area; the homicide rate for the selected period was two times higher than the national average. Although Black Non-Hispanics count for 19% of the population of Miami-Dade County and 23% in Broward County, 56% and 53% of homicide victims are among this ethnic group in Miami-Dade County and Broward County respectively. Hispanics were more at risk of being a victim of homicide in 2007 than they were in 2004. Conclusions: A substantial proportion of the homicide victims were 22 years of age or younger. In fact, the homicide victims' average age has been steadily decreasing in recent years. The drastic increase in the risk of death by gunshot among young Black non-Hispanic and Hispanic residents warrants cause for concern.

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“…Firearm violence (FV) mainly included physical violence, self-harm, and unintentional injury by firearm, which has been recognized as a substantial threat to public health due to its high prevalence and economic loss ( 1 , 2 ). The Global Burden of Disease study (GBDs) reported that physical violence, self-harm, and unintentional injury by firearm respectively caused 174.4 × 10 3 , 63.8 × 10 3 , and 22.6 × 10 3 deaths globally in 2017 ( 3 ).…”

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Global burden and trends of firearm violence in 204 countries/territories from 1990 to 2019

Ren

Duan

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundGaps remained in the updated information of the firearm violence (FV) burden from a global landscape. Understanding the global burden of FV could contribute to decision-making.MethodsData on the FV burden, including physical violence by firearm (PVF), self-harm by firearm (SHF), and unintentional firearm injuries (UFI), were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease 2019. The temporal trends of age-standardized rate (ASR) were estimated using estimated annual percentage change (EAPC).ResultsIn 2019, PVF, SHF, and UFI reported 710.64 × 103, 335.25 × 103, and 2,133.88 × 103, respectively, incident cases worldwide. Their ASR (/100,000 people-years) were 9.31, 4.05, and 28.07. During 1990–2019, the overall incident ASRs of PVF presented an increasing trend (EAPC = 0.61, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.48 to 0.75). Notably, pronounced increasing trends were observed in Tropical Latin America, and North Africa and Middle East. However, incident trends of SHF and UFI declined globally, with the respective EAPCs being −0.68 (95% CI: −0.83 to −0.54) and −0.98 (95% CI: −1.19 to −0.77). In 2019, the ASR of death due to PVF, SHF, and UFI were 2.23, 0.65, and 0.26, and that of DALYs were 127.56, 28.10, and 17.64, respectively. Decreasing trends in the ASRs of FV were observed in most regions and countries worldwide over the past three decades, particularly that of PVF in Estonia.ConclusionThe FV burden was heterogeneous across regions and countries, which was deeply subjected to socioeconomic factors. The findings highlighted that specific prevention strategies and interventions were required, particularly in the high prevalent settings.

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Firearm Violence in America: A Growing Health Problem

Cited by 9 publications

References 39 publications

The emerging trend in the epidemiology of gunshot injuries in the emergency department of a Nigerian tertiary hospital in a State without formal prehospital emergency medical services

The emerging trend in the epidemiology of gunshot injuries in the emergency department of a Nigerian tertiary hospital in a State without formal prehospital emergency medical services

Victim's profile analysis reveals homicide affinity for minorities and the youth

Global burden and trends of firearm violence in 204 countries/territories from 1990 to 2019

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