Wounds Caused by Firearms in El Salvador, 2003–2004
Epidemiological Issues
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19502868 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ignacio Paniagua, Emperatriz Crespin, Ademar Guardado, Ana Mauricio, Ana Colette Maurício (0000-0002-0018-9363) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 191-198 |
| Publication date | 2005-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medicine Conflict & Survival (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-3699 • E-ISSN: 1743-9396 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13623690500165616 |
| PMID | 16180732 |
| OpenAlex | W2075054218 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
This study presents data from hospital records in El Salvador describing the features of 100 patients admitted to a public hospital with firearm wounds. Wounds caused by Firearms (WFA) account for 70 per cent of homicides; 30 per cent of WFA homicides died in hospital. For every death in hospital there are five admissions who need treatment and survive. The typical victim is a young man with reasonable education but poor earning capacities and some family responsibilities, who lives in an urban setting where drugs, alcohol and firearms are commonplace. Extrapolating from this study, an estimated 2,580 people were treated in El Salvador hospitals during 2003; and of these 2,400 were treated in public hospitals at a cost to the state of 7.4 million USD, just over seven per cent of the health budget. Using further extrapolations, the total social costs for WFA morbidity would amount to around 34 million USD. There needs to be greater controls on firearms, public education on their risks and a more unified surveillance system
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| Citations per year | 0.19 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2017 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |