""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."
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.
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