Emergency Department Visits for Firearm Injuries Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The firearm suicide rate remained high during 2019-2020. Using data from the National Syndromic Surveillance Program, CDC examined changes in ED visits for initial firearm injury encounters during January 2019-December 2022, by year, patient sex, and age group.
Zwald, M.L., et al. (2023). Emergency Department Visits for Firearm Injuries Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic - United States, January 2019-December 2022. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 72(13): 333-337. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7213a2.htm?s_cid=mm7213a2_w