Comparison of cost and resource utilization between firearm injuries and motor vehicle collisions at pediatric hospitals.
Kiesha Fraser DohErica ShelineMartha WetzelHarold K SimonClaudia R MorrisPublished in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2021)
Hospital costs and markers of resource utilization were higher for youths with firearm injury compared to MVC. High medical resource utilization is one of several important reasons to advocate for a comparable national focus and funding on firearm-related injury prevention.