Nonfatal firearm injuries: Utilization and expenditures for children pre- and postinjury.
Christian D PulciniMonika K GoyalMatt HallHeidi Gruhler De SouzaSofia ChaudharyElizabeth R AlpernJoel A FeinEric W FleeglerPublished in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2021)
Children who experience nonfatal firearm injury have increased number of health care encounters, chronic disease classification, and health care expenditures in the year following the injury. Prevention of firearm injuries in this vulnerable age group may result in considerable reductions in morbidity and health care costs.