Pediatric Firearm Injury: Comparing age-Adjusted Shock Indices for Prediction of Emergency Interventions
From this single-center experience, PFI patients are typically male adolescents, more frequently sustain major vascular injuries, and are more likely to require transfusion or surgery. An elevated ATLS-SI at emergency department (ED) arrival is specific for and predictive of the need for emergency care interventions.
Authors
- Nathan J. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3752-310X)
- Jung Heon Kim
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
- Ajou University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-05-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003405
- Primary Topic
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00