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AAP Grand Rounds 2:49-50 (1999)
© 1999 American Academy of Pediatrics

CRITICAL CARE

Firearm Injuries in Children: Where do the Weapons Originate and Who Owns Them?

Source: Grossman DG, Reay DT, Baker SA. Self-inflicted and unintentional firearm injuries among children and adolescents: the source of the firearm. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999;153:875–878.

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All persons under age 19 years who were either treated at a level 1 trauma center for self-inflicted or unintentional firearm injuries or who died before reaching medical care and were seen by the medical examiner between 1990 and 1995 in King County, Washington, and the surrounding area were evaluated. The purpose of the study was to determine the source of gun ownership and the storage site implicated in the shootings. One hundred twenty-four cases were identified and classified as suicide-related (n=59, 78% fatal) or unintentional (n=65, 15% fatal). Boys were more commonly involved in fatal and non-fatal suicide related shootings (80%, n=47, 75% white) and in unintentional shooting injuries resulting in death or injury (94%, n=61, 58% white). The mean age for suicides or attempts was 16.5 years (range 11–19 years) and the mean age for unintentional shootings was 14.7 years (range 4–19 years).

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Susan L. Bratton, MD, FAAP
Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR