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  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Injury Science

Background:

  • Understanding the full scope of firearm-related harm requires data beyond mortality statistics.
  • Nonfatal firearm injury inpatient hospitalizations (NFIIHs) are a critical but often undercounted measure of firearm violence impact.
  • Existing data limitations hinder comprehensive analysis of state-level NFIIH trends and disparities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a comprehensive, publicly accessible dataset of US state-level NFIIHs from 2000 to 2021.
  • To analyze trends, geographic variations, and correlations of NFIIHs with firearm homicide rates.
  • To provide crucial data for informing public health policies and interventions related to firearm injury.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Bayesian modeling to impute missing NFIIH rates for 334 state-year observations.
  • Applied statistical corrections for incomplete injury mechanism coding in 766 observations.
  • Analyzed national and state-level NFIIH trends and calculated correlations with firearm homicide rates.

Main Results:

  • National NFIIH rates increased by one-third between 2019 and 2020, reaching 1.31 per 10,000 population.
  • Significant state-level variations observed, with rates ranging from 0.18 in Hawaii to 2.18 in Louisiana.
  • NFIIH rates showed a strong correlation with firearm homicide rates (0.86), but the ratio of nonfatal to fatal injuries varied widely across states.

Conclusions:

  • NFIIH rates exhibit substantial geographic disparities and temporal variations.
  • Firearm deaths do not fully capture the burden of serious firearm injuries, particularly in certain states.
  • The developed dataset offers a vital resource for evaluating the impact of firearm policies on injury incidence and severity.