It does seem like organized medical groups tend to be anti-gun.
The article does say they defined "children" as “under 20” so yeah, the 19 year old gang-bangers would be included.
I don’t understand the following though.
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Leventhal and his team found that the most common types of firearm injuries included open wounds (52%); fractures (50%); and internal injuries of the thorax, abdomen or pelvis (34%).Traumatic brain injuries occurred most often in children younger than age 5.
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Only 52% of firearm injuries result in open wounds? I’d think it would be very close to 100%.
And why the traumatic brain injuries in children younger than age 5. Do children under age 5 have a propensity for being shot in the head? Perhaps being shot anywhere leads to blood loss and in little kids the blood loss leads to brain injury? Shrug. I can assume that but the article should have explained it better.
Count me in as being interested if anyone finds the complete study.