Accepted Manuscript Title: Injuries From Firearms In Hunting Activities Author: Randall T. Loder Neil Farren PII: DOI: Reference:
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INJURIES FROM FIREARMS IN HUNTING ACTIVITIES
Randall T. Loder, MD Neil Farren, BA, MS
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ABSTRACT Background: Recreational hunting is a very popular sport, and frequently involves firearms. Few studies address the pattern of firearm injuries occurring with hunting and how they differ from firearm injuries not associated with hunting. Purpose: A nation wide data base will provide an overall perspective of the scope of the problem and
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types of injuries.
Methods: Our data was obtained from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
Firearm Injury Surveillance Study 1993-2008 (ICPSR 30543). It was statistically analyzed for demographic
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and injury patterns using SUDAAN 10™ software. A p < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
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Results: There were 1,841,269 ED visits for firearm related injuries 1993-2008; 35,970 were involved in hunting (1.95%). Hunters were older than non-hunters (34.5 vs 26.7 yrs, p < 0.0001). Handguns were involved in 48% of the non-hunters and 5.3% of the hunters (p
S0020-1383(14)00207-1 http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.injury.2014.04.043 JINJ 5728
To appear in:
Injury, Int. J. Care Injured
Received date: Revised date: Accepted date:
9-2-2014 27-4-2014 28-4-2014
Please cite this article as: Loder RT, Farren N, Injuries From Firearms In Hunting Activities, Injury (2014), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2014.04.043 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
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INJURIES FROM FIREARMS IN HUNTING ACTIVITIES
Randall T. Loder, MD Neil Farren, BA, MS
ip t
From the
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine,
Randall T. Loder, M.D.
us
Address all correspondence to
cr
and the James Whitcomb Riley Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana
Riley Children’s Hospital
705 Riley Hospital Drive, ROC 4250
an
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 317-278-0961
FAX 317-274-7197
M
[email protected]
This research was supported in part by the Garceau Professorship Endowment, Indiana University,
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and the Rapp Pediatric Orthopaedic Research Endowment, Riley
Ac ce p
te
Children’s Foundation, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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ABSTRACT Background: Recreational hunting is a very popular sport, and frequently involves firearms. Few studies address the pattern of firearm injuries occurring with hunting and how they differ from firearm injuries not associated with hunting. Purpose: A nation wide data base will provide an overall perspective of the scope of the problem and
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types of injuries.
Methods: Our data was obtained from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
Firearm Injury Surveillance Study 1993-2008 (ICPSR 30543). It was statistically analyzed for demographic
cr
and injury patterns using SUDAAN 10™ software. A p < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
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Results: There were 1,841,269 ED visits for firearm related injuries 1993-2008; 35,970 were involved in hunting (1.95%). Hunters were older than non-hunters (34.5 vs 26.7 yrs, p < 0.0001). Handguns were involved in 48% of the non-hunters and 5.3% of the hunters (p
