Effect of COVID-19 on pediatric gunshot wounds to the head at a level 1 trauma center
The pandemic affected the outcomes of patients with GSWH at our institution with an overall increase in rates of self-inflicted and drive-by shootings, a doubling of neurosurgical interventions, an increase in acuity of care for long-term disposition, and an increase in mortality. At a county level, there was an increase in overall deaths from GSWHs, the majority of which were nonaccidental.
Authors
- Jessica Sawaya
- Jennifer Larson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1322-6677)
- Georgi Mladenov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6047-2948)
- Joyce J. L. H. McRae
- Tanya Minasian
- Andrei Radulescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1322-2191)
Institutions
- Loma Linda University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Neurology International
- Published
- 2024-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25259/sni_717_2024
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.53