Open AccessA Parallel Pandemic: Increased Firearm Injuries at Five Northern California Trauma Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Zachary A. Matthay,
Rachael A. Callcut,
Amy M. Kwok,
Shahram Aarabi,
Joseph D. Forrester,
Lucy Z. Kornblith
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/sla.0000000000005334
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , demography , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , poison control , emergency medicine , medical emergency , outbreak , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology , sociology
This study aimed to characterize changes in firearm injuries at 5 level 1 trauma centers in Northern California in the 12 months following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the preceding 4 years, accounting for regional variations and seasonal trends.