Arch Pediat Adol Med
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Dec 2001
Incidence and circumstances of nonfatal firearm-related injuries among children and adolescents.
To describe the incidence and circumstances of nonfatal firearm-related injuries among children and adolescents treated in US emergency departments. ⋯ Nonfatal injuries related to powder firearms and nonpowder firearms (BB or pellet guns) are an important source of injury among US children and adolescents. Ongoing surveillance of nonfatal firearm-related injury among children and adolescents is needed.