Association of Legal Intervention Injuries With Race and Ethnicity Among Patients Treated in Emergency Departments in California | Zendy

Alyssa Mooney | Zendy; Shan McConville | Zendy; Aaron J. Rappaport | Zendy; Renee Y. Hsia | Zendy

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Association of Legal Intervention Injuries With Race and Ethnicity Among Patients Treated in Emergency Departments in California

Author(s) -

Alyssa Mooney,

Shan McConville,

Aaron J. Rappaport,

Renee Y. Hsia

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.2150

Subject(s) - pacific islanders , medicine , demography , ethnic group , injury prevention , intervention (counseling) , per capita , occupational safety and health , poison control , gerontology , emergency medicine , environmental health , population , psychiatry , law , sociology , political science , pathology

Key Points Question What were the trends in legal intervention injuries from 2005 to 2015 in California? Findings A cross-sectional analysis of all hospital visits in California indicated that rates of legal intervention injuries per capita increased until 2009 and were in decline through 2015. Black individuals were consistently at greatest risk of legal intervention injury per capita, although rates per arrest were broadly similar across race and ethnicity. Injuries involving firearms declined. Meaning Hospital data provide an opportunity to monitor the magnitude and characteristics of legal intervention injuries, although efforts are needed to ensure complete reporting on this public health problem disproportionately associated with communities of color.

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