Table 2.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics among children and youth aged 0–21 years who are admitted to inpatient for non-fatal firearm injury by type of pain administration
| Pain Medication |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total N=2402* | None N=83 (3.5%) | Non-Opioids Only N=109 (4.5%) | >1 Opioid N=2210 (92.0%) | |
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| Age | ||||
| 0 to 4 | 266 (11.1) | 14 (5.3) | 10 (3.8) | 242 (91) |
| 5 to 9 | 253 (10.5) | 9 (3.6) | 9 (3.6) | 235 (92.9) |
| 10 to 14 | 707 (29.4) | 23 (3.3) | 32 (4.5) | 652 (92.2) |
| 15 to 18 | 1083 (45.1) | 36 (3.3) | 55 (5.1) | 992 (91.6) |
| 19 to 21 | 93 (3.9) | 1 (11) | 3 (3.2) | 89 (95.7) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 1858 (78.2) | 68 (3.7) | 84 (4.5) | 1706 (91.8) |
| Female | 519 (21.8) | 14 (2.7) | 25 (4.8) | 480 (92.5) |
| Missing | 25 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Race | ||||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1510 (62.9) | 40 (2.6) | 64 (4.2) | 1406 (93.1) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 421 (17.5) | 16 (3.8) | 22 (5.2) | 383 (91) |
| Hispanic | 336 (14) | 17 (5.1) | 14 (4.2) | 305 (90.8) |
| Other | 135 (5.6) | 10 (7.4) | 9 (6.7) | 116 (85.9) |
| Insurance status | ||||
| Private | 364 (15.2) | 17 (4.7) | 17 (4.7) | 330 (90.7) |
| Public | 1852 (77.1) | 56 (3) | 81 (4.4) | 1715 (92.6) |
| Uninsured/Other | 186 (7.7) | 10 (5.4) | 11 (5.9) | 165 (88.7) |
| Disposition | ||||
| Inpatient Floor | 1972 (82.1) | 75 (3.8) | 103 (5.2) | 1794 (91) |
| Intensive Care Unit | 430 (17.9) | 8 (1.9) | 6 (1.4) | 416 (96.7) |
| Injury Severity Score | ||||
| 0 (none to minimal) | 20 (0.9) | 6 (30) | 2 (10) | 12 (60) |
| 1–4 (minor) | 1118 (47.6) | 46 (4.1) | 74 (6.6) | 998 (89.3) |
| 5–14 (moderate) | 1097 (46.7) | 19 (1.7) | 23 (2.1) | 1055 (96.2) |
| 15–24 (serious) | 45 (1.9) | 0 | 0 | 45 (100) |
| 25+ (critical) | 68 (2.9) | 3 (4.4) | 0 | 65 (95.6) |
| Missing | 54 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
*
Total reported in column percentages, and Pain Medication reported in row percentages.