Firearm-related hospitalizations dropped before the pandemic, then rose again, study finds: 34% more people were hospitalized for a firearm-related injury in 2020 and 2021 than prepandemic. The rise was fastest for Black patients, children, and people covered by Medicaid.
Firearm-related hospitalizations dropped before the pandemic, then rose again, study finds: 34% more people were hospitalized for a firearm-related injury in 2020 and 2021 than prepandemic. The rise was fastest for Black patients, children, and people covered by Medicaid.