Prehospital transport of police officers after firearm injury across US cities
Police transport practices reveal differences in prehospital care for police versus civilians. Reforming prehospital policies may be a significant opportunity to save lives after gun violence. Evidence-based changes can be implemented now; new, rigorous research is urgently needed to evaluate police transport as a life-saving option for both police and civilians.
Authors
- Prachi Sanghavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0738-3193)
- Cal Chengqi Fang
Institutions
- Chicago Department of Public Health (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Prevention
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2025-045871
- Primary Topic
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00