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“Rates of children with firearm injuries presenting to US children’s hospitals significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and remained elevated throughout 2021” #medicine #MedMastodon #GunControl #guninjuries #COVID https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2799358?&utm_source=BulletinHealthCare&utm_medium=email&utm_term=122022&utm_content=NON-MEMBER&utm_campaign=article_alert-morning_rounds_daily&utm_uid=3600692&utm_effort=MRNRD0

Surge in Pediatric Firearm Injuries in the US During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This cohort study uses administrative health data to evaluate trends in pediatric firearm injuries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.