Indicators for firearm‐related injuries, Iowa, 2002‐2006, February 6, 2009

(2009) Indicators for firearm‐related injuries, Iowa, 2002‐2006, February 6, 2009. Public Health, Department of (Health and Human Services, Department of)

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Abstract

Firearm‐related hospitalization (10/100,000) and ED visit rates (24/100,000) were greatest in 15‐ to 24‐year‐old males and gradually decreased with age. About 50 percent of firearm‐related hospitalizations were due to suicide attempts (31%) andhomicide/assaults (19%), with the remaining cases due to unintentional injury (40%), undetermined and other (10%).

Item Type: Departmental Report
Keywords: Public Health, Injury, firearms
Subjects: Health and medicine
Health and medicine > Public health
ID Code: 31812
Deposited By: Margaret Barr
Deposited On: 07 Apr 2020 14:22
Last Modified: 07 Apr 2020 14:22
URI: https://publications.iowa.gov/id/eprint/31812