Associations between nonfatal firearm injuries and risk of subsequent suicide among Veteran VA users: A retrospective cohort study.

Kathleen F Carlson Tess A GilbertLauren MaximElizabeth R HookerSarah ShullBryann DeBeerSusan DeFrancescoLauren Denneson

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2023)

Findings suggest that Veterans' nonfatal firearm injuries, regardless of injury intent, may be important but underutilized opportunities for suicide prevention. Future work should explore mechanisms to reduce risk among these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
current status