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Title: Repeat gun violence patients in New York State, who are they?

Category: Trauma

Keywords: Repeat, gun violence, Black, revictimization (PubMed Search)

Posted: 11/2/2024 by Robert Flint, MD (Updated: 11/3/2024)
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This study used the New York State hospital discharge database to look for factors associated with being the victim of repeat gun violence.
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.

References

Gun violence revictimization in New York State: What increases the risk of being shot again?

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

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 97(4):p 604-613, October 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004370