在密苏里州,枪支伤害在密苏里州.
Frederick P Rivara1, Ashley B Hink2, Deborah Kuhls3
1Departments of Pediatrics and Epidemiology and the Firearm Injury and Policy Research Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
PloS one
|November 22, 2023
概括
枪支伤害不成比例地影响密苏里州的黑人,没有保险的男性,袭击是主要原因. 很少有患者获得离院后的基本护理,这凸显了公共卫生服务的严重缺口.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 创伤外科 手术 创伤外科
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 枪支死亡是一个重要的公共卫生问题,但关于非致命伤害和患者人口统计数据仍然有限.
- 了解枪支伤害的特征对于制定有针对性的预防和干预策略至关重要.
- 密苏里州的枪支死亡率明显高于全国平均水平,这表明该地区的紧迫问题.
研究的目的:
- 为了检查密苏里州枪支伤害患者的特征.
- 为了确定人口统计学,伤害和治疗模式在高死亡率的枪支伤害患者.
- 评估枪支伤害幸存者的结果和退役后服务利用情况.
主要方法:
- 一项横截面研究分析了密苏里州11个参与创伤中心在12个月的数据.
- 包括致命和非致命枪支伤害的数据,包括急诊室和创伤中心治疗的患者.
- 收集人口统计信息,伤害情况和治疗结果.
主要成果:
- 共有17,395名患有枪支伤害的患者被确定,其中1,336人在创伤中心接受治疗.
- 与密苏里州普通人口相比,在创伤中心治疗的患者主要是男性,黑人,没有保险.
- 几乎四分之三的受伤是袭击造成的,整体死亡率为7.7%;仅使用了有限的退院后服务.
结论:
- 密苏里州的枪支伤害不成比例地影响黑人和没有保险的男性,主要是通过袭击.
- 该研究强调了枪支伤害幸存者的出院后护理方面的重大差距.
- 需要有针对性的公共卫生干预措施,以满足高风险人群的特定需求并改善结果.
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