A study of more than 10,000 persons with firearm injury found that recurrent injury is common among firearm injury survivors. Survivors experiencing recurrent injury were most often young, male, Black, and uninsured.
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Survivors of firearm injury carry long term physical and mental burdens that are poorly understood
A timely research report evaluating firearm injury survivors has found that despite medical advancements that improve survival from firearm injuries, many survivors experience long-term post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and poor physical quality of life. The report is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.