Injuries from border wall falls after 2018 are more severe: a retrospective cohort study
The incidence, severity, and hospital length-of-stay related to injuries crossing the U.S.-Mexico border have increased with changes in height of the border wall since 2018. Additional resources should be allocated to Emergency Departments and Trauma Centers along the Southwest Border to serve this unique patient population. Additional consideration should be given to the cost of the border wall.
Authors
- Susan F. McLean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9659-1727)
- Gregory H. Whitcher
Institutions
- Texas Tech University (US)
- The University of Texas at El Paso (US)
- University Medical Center of El Paso (US)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-024-00544-y
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00