ER, gunshot wounds

Abstract

Confirming a national trend, a Louisiana study reveals the rate of pediatric gunshot wounds nearly doubled over seven years, with most shootings clustered at certain times and seasons. Charts were reviewed retrospectively for 465 patients age 19 and younger who suffered gunshot wounds and were treated at either of two urban general emergency departments in East Baton Rouge Parish between Jan. 1, 1987, and Dec. 31, 1993.