Newswise — New analysis from the CDC shows every 30 minutes, emergency departments are treating a patient with a firearm injury.
The by researchers from the CDC looked at 10 states and the District of Columbia between 2018 and 2023. They found approximately one firearm injury every 30 minutes were being treated in the ER.
The George Washington University has experts available who can offer insight and analysis. If you would like to schedule an interview, please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum, [email protected].
, clinical assistant professor at the GW School of Nursing, is a pediatric nurse practitioner whose work focuses on firearm safety education in families. She can discuss this study, statistics about having firearms and the impact cuts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could have regarding future firearm research.
is a professor of emergency medicine and the chief of the clinical research section at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He can offer insight and breakdown what he is experiencing in the ER.
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