Table 2.
Sociodemographic, event, and outcome characteristics of patients presenting with firearm injuries to Children’s of Alabama or the Jefferson County Coroner's Office (n = 318).
| Before (%) | After (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients presenting with GSW | |||
| Total | 116 | 200 | |
| Avg patients per month | 2.21 | 3.85 | <0.001 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 93 (80%) | 145 (73%) | 0.138 |
| Female | 23 (20%) | 55 (28%) | |
| Race | |||
| Black | 81 (70%) | 144 (72%) | 0.886 |
| White | 34 (29%) | 53 (27%) | |
| Other | 1 (1%) | 3 (2%) | |
| Age of patient | |||
| Average Age | 11.20 | 11.38 | 0.972 |
| County | |||
| Jefferson | 68 (58%) | 122 (61%) | 0.721 |
| Other | 48 (41%) | 78 (39%) | |
| Age of shooter | |||
| <18 | 28 (24%) | 77 (38%) | 0.084 |
| ≥18 | 3 (3%) | 25 (12%) | |
| Unknown | 85 (73%) | 98 (48%) | |
| Type of gun | |||
| Handgun | 43 (37%) | 117 (58%) | 0.320 |
| Other | 21 (18%) | 40 (20%) | |
| Unknown | 52 (44%) | 43 (21%) | |
| Shooter intentionality | |||
| Intentional | 59 (51%) | 108 (53%) | 1.00 |
| Unintentional | 45 (39%) | 82 (41%) | |
| Unknown | 12 (10%) | 10 (5%) | |
| Attempted suicide | |||
| Suicide attempt | 4 (3%) | 12 (6%) | 0.429 |
| No suicide attempt | 112 (97%) | 188 (94%) | |
| Surgery at time of presentation for patients presenting to CoA | |||
| Surgery | 72 (72%) | 128 (78%) | 0.466 |
| No surgery | 28 (28%) | 37 (22%) | |
| Mortality of event | |||
| Patient death | 22 (19%) | 59 (30%) | 0.045 |
| No patient death | 94 (81%) | 141 (70%) | |
| Permanent disability in surviving patients | |||
| Permanent disability | 10 (11%) | 34 (24%) | 0.010 |
| No permanent disability | 84 (89%) | 107 (76%) | |
| Hospital length of stay | |||
| Days admitted | 7.36 | 9.50 | <0.001 |