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Pediatric Firearm-Related Fatalities

Not Just an Urban Problem

James E. Svenson, MD, MSc; Carl Spurlock, PhD; Michele Nypaver, MD

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1996;150(6):583-587.


Abstract

Objective
To examine medical and demographic factors associated with the firearm-related deaths among children in Kentucky.

Design
Retrospective review and multiple regression analysis.

Data Source
All firearm-related deaths among children younger than 20 years reported to the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort, from 1988 to 1993.

Interventions
None.

Measurements and Main Results
All 320 pediatric firearm-related deaths that occurred in Kentucky from 1988 to 1993 were analyzed. Death rates were calculated for each county in the state. While the overall death rate from firearms was not significantly different between African-American and white children (relative risk [RR], 1.39; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.98-1.98), the pattern of the types of events was markedly different. African American children were much more likely to have been involved in a homicide; suicides were more frequent in white children. Multiple Poisson regression analysis, controlling for age, race, and gender, identified only 1 variable that was significantly associated with deaths due to firearms. Children in rural Kentucky were at significantly more risk for a firearm-related death than children in urban areas (RR, 1.26; 95% CI, 1.01-1.62) even after controlling for medical system variables (availability of a hospital with 24-hour emergency services, availability of prehospital advanced life support, and availability of 911 service).

Conclusions
Children in rural areas of Kentucky are at an increased risk for firearm-related mortality. Prevention and intervention programs that focus only on urban areas may not produce optimum results in the Kentucky setting. Further research is needed to determine factors that are important in rural areas so that interventions specific to them can be planned.

(Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1996;150:583-587)



Author Affiliations

From the Department of Emergency Medicine (Drs Svenson and Nypaver) and the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center (Dr Spurlock), University of Kentucky, Lexington.



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