Title: Repeat gun violence patients in New York State, who are they?<br/>
Author: Robert Flint<br/>
<a href='mailto:rflint@som.umaryland.edu'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/>
Link: <a href='https://umem.org/educational_pearls/4644/'>https://umem.org/educational_pearls/4644/</a><hr/><p>This study used the New York State hospital discharge database to look for factors associated with being the victim of repeat gun violence. <br />
Unanswered questions include: is it similar in other areas, what interventions at the patient level could prevent this, what other patient level factors (substance use, etc) are involved, however, this is a good start in looking at this preventable disease. </p>
<p><img src="https://umem.org/files/uploads/content/pearls/IMG_5461-67261d10b68c7.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<fieldset><legend>References</legend><h2>Gun violence revictimization in New York State: What increases the risk of being shot again?</h2>
<p>L’Huillier, Joseph C. MD; Boccardo, Joseph D. MS; Stewart, Morgan MUP; Wang, Suiyuan MS; Myneni, Ajay A. MBBS, PhD, MPH; Bari, ASM Abdul MUP; Nitsche, Lindsay J. BS; Taylor, Henry L. Jr PhD; Lukan, James MD, FACS; Noyes, Katia PhD, MPH</p>
<p><em>Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery</em> <a href="https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/toc/2024/10000">97(4):p 604-613, October 2024.</a> | <em>DOI:</em> 10.1097/TA.0000000000004370</p>
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