Table 4.

In-hospital Mortality of Children 0–14 Years Old after Firearm Injury in California, 2005–2018, with New Injury Severity Score Greater Than 15 Stratified into New Injury Severity Score 16–24 and New Injury Severity Score >24

Variable	Total	Adult level I	Adult level II	Pediatric	Dual	Nontrauma/level III/IV
Total	364	59 (16.2)	91 (25.0)	44 (12.1)	111 (30.5)	59 (16.2)
Mortality	99 (27.2)	11 (18.6)	40 (44.0)	6 (13.6)	15 (13.5)	27 (45.8)
NISS 16–24	161 (44.2)	33 (20.5)	29 (18.0)	16 (9.9)	58 (36.0)	15 (9.3)
Mortality	25 (15.5)	4 (12.1)	10 (34.5)	0 (0)	5 (8.6)	6 (40.0)
NISS >24	203 (55.8)	26 (12.8)	62 (30.5)	28 (13.8)	53 (26.1)	34 (16.7)
Mortality	74 (36.5)	7 (26.9)	30 (48.4)	6 (21.4)	10 (18.9)	21 (61.8)

Data presented as n (%). Percentages were calculated by row for totals, and by column for mortality.

NISS, New Injury Severity Score.