A recent JAMA Pediatrics study found that children from neighborhoods with the lowest Child Opportunity Index are over twice as likely to sustain another violent injury within a year after a firearm-related emergency visit. Firearm-related deaths surpassed those from vehicle collisions for U.S. children in 2020. The study, led by Samaa Kemal, analyzed data of over 6,000 children treated for firearm injuries. Notably, 51.7% of reinjured kids came from communities with low COI, indicating that environmental factors may influence the likelihood of reinjury.
"For this study, we wanted to focus on important outcomes for children who survive a firearm injury, one of which is reinjury from interpersonal violence," Kemal said.
"The findings suggest that neighborhood-level social determinants of health may further perpetuate reinjury for children injured by a firearm, Kemal said.
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