Posted on Aug 21, 2023
Gun deaths among children and teens in the U.S. reached a new record in 2021, study finds
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In recent months, a 3-year-old in Florida died after shooting himself with a handgun. In California, a 3-year-old killed his 1-year-old sister with a handgun. A 2-year-old in Michigan died after finding an “unsecured firearm.” Just last week, a 6-year-old in Florida was fatally shot by a 9-year-old.
Gun deaths among children and teens in the U.S. reached a new record in 2021, study finds
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LTC Eugene Chu
..."“This is undoubtedly one of our chief public health crises in this country,” said Dr. Chethan Sathya, a pediatric trauma surgeon at Northwell Health in New York and the lead author of the study, which was published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. “The most likely reason that your child will die in this country is at the hands of a firearm. That’s not acceptable.”
This grim reality marks the second consecutive year in which gun-related injuries have solidified their position as the leading cause of death among children and adolescents, surpassing motor vehicles, drug overdoses and cancer.
There are no signs of this trend slowing, Sathya said.
Nearly two-thirds of the deaths in 2021 were homicides, although unintentional shootings have killed many children. No matter how young the victims, pediatric gun-related deaths have left their mark on nearly every corner of the U.S."...
..."“This is undoubtedly one of our chief public health crises in this country,” said Dr. Chethan Sathya, a pediatric trauma surgeon at Northwell Health in New York and the lead author of the study, which was published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. “The most likely reason that your child will die in this country is at the hands of a firearm. That’s not acceptable.”
This grim reality marks the second consecutive year in which gun-related injuries have solidified their position as the leading cause of death among children and adolescents, surpassing motor vehicles, drug overdoses and cancer.
There are no signs of this trend slowing, Sathya said.
Nearly two-thirds of the deaths in 2021 were homicides, although unintentional shootings have killed many children. No matter how young the victims, pediatric gun-related deaths have left their mark on nearly every corner of the U.S."...
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