Nonfatal Firearm-Related Injuries

1. National Estimates of Nonfatal Firearm-Related Injuries: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg, Joseph L. Annest, PhD; James A. Mercy, PhD; et al, JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), Vol. 273, No. 22, June 14, 1995, pp. 1749-1754.

   Key Statistic: The rate of nonfatal firearm-related injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments was more than two-and-a-half times the national rate of fatal firearm-related injuries for 1992.

   This study presents national estimates of nonfatal firearm-related injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms. This study also offers a detailed look at the number and characteristics of nonfatal firearm-related injuries.

2. Unintentional, Nonfatal Firearm-Related Injuries: A Preventable Public Health Burden, Nancy Sinauer, MPH; Joseph L. Annest, PhD; et al, JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), Vol. 275, No. 22, June 12, 1996, pp. 1740-1743.

   Key Statistics: It is estimated that more than 17,000 persons with unintentional, nonfatal gunshot wounds are treated in hospital emergency departments annually, of which 38 percent have injuries severe enough to require hospitalization. Most injuries involve a handgun (57 percent), and result from common gun-related activities such as: gun cleaning, loading/unloading, hunting, target shooting, and showing, handling, or carrying.

   This study presents national estimates of unintentional, nonfatal firearm-related injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms. This study also offers a detailed look at the number and characteristics of unintentional, nonfatal firearm-related injuries.