Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gunshot injuries at a level-1 trauma centre: a retrospective study on a 5-year period
This study highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gun violence, with a significant increase in the number of firearm injury victims during this period. Our findings show a return to prepandemic baseline levels in 2022.
Authors
- Ylan Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2804-5297)
- Dominique M. Rouleau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4430-1337)
- Philippe Moisan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3607-148X)
- Julien Chapleau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2942-1215)
- Sébastien Laflamme
- Georges-Yves Laflamme
- Manal Aiyar
- William Francoeur
Institutions
- Francophone University Association (CA)
- Hôpital Notre-Dame (CA)
- Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal (CA)
- Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.014524
- Primary Topic
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00