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Abasilim C, Friedman LS, Shannon B, Holloway-Beth A. Relationship between Civilian Injuries Caused during Contact with Law Enforcement and Community-Level Sociodemographic Characteristics. J Urban Health 2024; 101:508-521. [PMID: 38806992 PMCID: PMC11189844 DOI: 10.1007/s11524-024-00865-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Civilian injuries caused during contact with law enforcement personnel erode community trust in policing, impact individual well-being, and exacerbate existing health inequities. We assessed the relationship between ZIP code-level rates of civilian injuries caused during legal interventions and community-level sociodemographic characteristics using Illinois hospital data from 2016 to 2022. We developed multivariable Poisson regression models to examine whether legal intervention injury rates differed by race-ethnicity and community economic disadvantage across three geographic regions of Illinois representing different levels of urbanization. Over the study period, 4976 civilian injuries were treated in Illinois hospitals (rate of 5.6 per 100,000 residents). Compared to non-Hispanic white residents, non-Hispanic Black residents demonstrated 5.5-10.5 times higher injury rates across the three geographic regions, and Hispanic-Latino residents demonstrated higher rates in Chicago and suburban Cook County, but lower rates in the rest of the state. In most regions, models showed that as the percent of minority residents in a ZIP code increased, injury rates among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic-Latino residents decreased. As community economic disadvantage increased at the ZIP code level, civilian injury rates increased. Communities with the highest injury rates involving non-Hispanic white residents were significantly more economically unequal and disadvantaged. While the injury rates were consistently and substantially higher among non-Hispanic Black residents throughout the state, the findings illustrate that the association between overall civilian injuries caused during contact with law enforcement and community sociodemographic characteristics varied across regions. Data on local law enforcement agency policies and procedures are needed to better identify appropriate interventions.
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- Chibuzor Abasilim
- Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, 1603 W Taylor St (Room 1057), Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, 1603 W Taylor St (Room 1057), Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
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- Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, 1603 W Taylor St (Room 1057), Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, 1603 W Taylor St (Room 1057), Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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Raza S, Thiruchelvam D, Redelmeier DA. Costs for Long-Term Health Care After a Police Shooting in Ontario, Canada. JAMA Netw Open 2023; 6:e2335831. [PMID: 37768661 PMCID: PMC10539992 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.35831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Importance Police shootings can cause serious acute injury, and knowledge of subsequent health outcomes may inform interventions to improve care. Objective To analyze long-term health care costs among survivors of police shootings compared with those surviving nonfirearm police enforcement injuries using a retrospective design. Design, Setting, and Participants This population-based cohort analysis identified adults (age ≥16 years) who were injured by police and required emergency medical care between April 1, 2002, and March 31, 2022, in Ontario, Canada. Exposure Police shootings compared with other mechanisms of injury involving police. Main Outcomes and Measures Long-term health care costs determined using a validated costing algorithm. Secondary outcomes included short-term mortality, acute care treatments, and rates of subsequent disability. Results Over the study, 13 545 adults were injured from police enforcement (mean [SD] age, 35 [12] years; 11 637 males [86%]). A total of 13 520 individuals survived acute injury, and 8755 had long-term financial data available (88 surviving firearm injury, 8667 surviving nonfirearm injury). Patients surviving firearm injury had 3 times greater health care costs per year (CAD$16 223 vs CAD$5412; mean increase, CAD$9967; 95% CI, 6697-13 237; US $11 982 vs US $3997; mean increase, US $7361; 95% CI, 4946-9776; P < .001). Greater costs after a firearm injury were not explained by baseline costs and primarily reflected increased psychiatric care. Other characteristics associated with increased long-term health care costs included prior mental illness and a substance use diagnosis. Conclusions and Relevance In this longitudinal cohort study of long-term health care costs, patients surviving a police shooting had substantial health care costs compared with those injured from other forms of police enforcement. Costs primarily reflected psychiatric care and suggest the need to prioritize early recognition and prevention.
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- Sheharyar Raza
- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) in Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) in Ontario, Ontario, Canada
- Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Ontario, Canada
- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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McGuire SS, Keim A, Blakeney CA, Brand SI, Klassen AB, Luke A, Maher SA, Wood JM, Sztajnkrycer MD. Immediate Medical Care Rendered by US Law Enforcement Officers after Officer-Involved Shootings - An Open-Access Public Domain Video Analysis. Prehosp Disaster Med 2023; 38:168-173. [PMID: 36872570 DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x23000171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND After officer-involved shootings (OIS), rapid delivery of emergency medical care is critical but may be delayed due to scene safety concerns. The purpose of this study was to describe medical care rendered by law enforcement officers (LEOs) after lethal force incidents. METHODS Retrospective analysis of open-source video footage of OIS occurring from February 15, 2013 through December 31, 2020. Frequency and nature of care provided, time until LEO and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) care, and mortality outcomes were evaluated. The study was deemed exempt by the Mayo Clinic Institutional Review Board. RESULTS Three hundred forty-two (342) videos were included in the final analysis; LEOs rendered care in 172 (50.3%) incidents. Average elapsed time from time-of-injury (TOI) to LEO-provided care was 155.8 (SD = 198.8) seconds. Hemorrhage control was the most common intervention performed. An average of 214.2 seconds elapsed between LEO care and EMS arrival. No mortality difference was identified between LEO versus EMS care (P = .1631). Subjects with truncal wounds were more likely to die than those with extremity wounds (P < .00001). CONCLUSIONS It was found that LEOs rendered medical care in one-half of all OIS incidents, initiating care on average 3.5 minutes prior to EMS arrival. Although no significant mortality difference was noted for LEO versus EMS care, this finding must be interpreted cautiously, as specific interventions, such as extremity hemorrhage control, may have impacted select patients. Future studies are needed to determine optimal LEO care for these patients.
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- Sarayna S McGuire
- Division of Prehospital Care, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MinnesotaUSA
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- Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Scottsdale, ArizonaUSA
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- Division of Prehospital Care, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MinnesotaUSA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, ArizonaUSA
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- Division of Prehospital Care, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MinnesotaUSA
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- Division of Prehospital Care, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MinnesotaUSA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, ArizonaUSA
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- Division of Prehospital Care, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MinnesotaUSA
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- Division of Prehospital Care, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MinnesotaUSA
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Gallen K, Sonnenberg J, Loughran C, Smith MJ, Sheppard M, Schuster K, Kaufman E, Song JS, Hall EC. Health Effects of Policing in Hospitals: a Narrative Review. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2023; 10:870-882. [PMID: 35267188 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-022-01275-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Law enforcement activity, in the form of outside agencies or hospital security forces, is increasingly common in American healthcare. Little is known about the potential effects of this prevalent, modifiable exposure on hospital staff and patient health. This narrative review characterizes existing evidence on the direct and indirect health effects of law enforcement activity in hospitals. OBSERVATIONS Law enforcement activity in hospitals can affect health outcomes through four mechanisms: (1) physical health effects related to workplace violence, restraint use, excessive force, and weapon use; (2) mental health effects involving perceptions of safety and psychological distress; (3) social effects related to the patient-provider relationship, mistrust, and bias and discrimination; and (4) legal and ethical considerations affecting overall well-being. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Unchecked law enforcement activity in hospitals may risk patient physical and mental health, reduce patient trust, result in bias and discrimination, and contribute to legal and ethical rights violations. Importantly, law enforcement activity in hospitals may also contribute to staff perceptions of safety. To fill knowledge gaps on the measurable impact of law enforcement activity in the hospital on staff and patients, hospitals should collect and publicly share robust data on law enforcement activity in their facilities, create and adopt patient-centered policies to ensure safety and protect patient health and privacy, and implement evidence-based interventions that safely reduce law enforcement involvement with patients.
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- Kate Gallen
- Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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- University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Community Violence Intervention Program, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, 20010, USA
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- Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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- Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- School of Law, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
- Community Violence Intervention Program, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
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Manhandling injuries during legal interventions. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2023; 49:1577-1585. [PMID: 36786876 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-023-02241-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Data concerning injuries resulting from physical force during legal interventions are scarce. The purpose of this study was to examine manhandling injuries occurring in both civilian suspects and law enforcement officials (LEO). METHODS Retrospective cross-sectional study using data from the National Trauma Data Bank. All patients who sustained manhandling injuries during legal interventions were identified using ICD-10 e-codes. The study groups were injured civilian suspects and LEO. The primary outcomes were type and severity of injuries among the groups. RESULTS A total of 507 patients were included in the study, 426 (84.0%) civilians and 81 (16.0%) LEO. Overall, median age was 37 years (IQR: 28-48) and 90.3% were male. The median ISS was higher in civilians compared to LEO (5 [4-10] vs 4 [4-9], p = 0.023). Civilians were more likely to sustain injuries to the face (49.8% vs 35.9%, p = 0.024) and abdomen (8.3% vs 1.3%, p = 0.028). LEO were more likely to sustain tibia/fibula fractures (3.5% vs 9.9%, p = 0.019). The mortality was 1.2% (5/426) in civilians and there were no deaths in LEO. The overall complication rates and hospital length of stay were similar between the groups. CONCLUSION Injury patterns and severity of injuries sustained from the use of physical force during legal interventions are different in civilians and law enforcement officials. Further research and more comprehensive data are warranted to better understand and prevent these injuries.
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Ormseth CH, Mooney AC, Mitchell O, Hsia RY. Association of Residential Racial and Ethnic Segregation With Legal Intervention Injuries in California. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5:e2219217. [PMID: 35767261 PMCID: PMC9244606 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.19217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE The continued harm of Black individuals in the US by law enforcement officers calls for reform of both law enforcement officers and structural racism embedded in communities. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between county characteristics and racial and ethnic disparities in legal intervention injuries. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted among 27 671 patients presenting to California hospitals from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2019, with legal intervention injuries (defined as any injury sustained as a result of an encounter with any law enforcement officer) as identified by International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision codes. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Legal intervention injuries were classified by International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision external cause of injury code Y35. Expected injury counts were calculated for each county by multiplying statewide median rates of injury per capita for each age-racial and ethnic group, and then observed to expected injury ratios were measured. The association between county injury ratio, percentage of Black individuals, and residential segregation (measured using an index of dissimilarity) was modeled, stratifying by race and ethnicity. RESULTS A total of 27 671 patients (24 159 male patients [87.3%]; 1734 Asian and Pacific Islander [6.3%], 5049 Black [18.2%], 11 250 Hispanic [40.7%], and 9638 White [34.8%]; mean [SD] age, 34.2 [12.5] years) presented with legal intervention injuries in California from 2016 to 2019. Observed to expected injury ratios ranged from 0 to 7 for Black residents and from 0 to 5 for White residents. High observed to expected injury ratios for Black residents (408 observed vs 60 expected; ratio = 7) were clustered around San Francisco Bay Area counties and corresponded with a higher proportion of Black residents. High observed to expected injury ratios for White residents (57 observed vs 11 expected; ratio = 5) clustered around rural northern California counties and corresponded with higher mean percentage of residents with income below the federal poverty level and fewer urban areas. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This study suggests that residential segregation may be associated with increased legal intervention injury rates for Black residents of California counties with a large percentage of Black residents. Reform efforts to address racial and ethnic disparities in these injuries should carefully consider and address the legacy of discriminatory policies that has led to segregated communities in California and the United States.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco
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- School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University, Tempe
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- Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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Bailey JA, Jacoby SF, Hall EC, Khatri U, Whitehorn G, Kaufman EJ. Compounding Trauma: the Intersections of Racism, Law Enforcement, and Injury. CURRENT TRAUMA REPORTS 2022; 8:105-112. [PMID: 35578594 PMCID: PMC9096065 DOI: 10.1007/s40719-022-00231-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Purpose of Review Traumatic injury sits at the nexus of law enforcement and structural racism. This narrative review aims to explore the major impacts of law enforcement on health, its intersections with US structural racism, and their joint impacts on traumatic injury and injury care. Recent Findings Many of the same forces of systemic disadvantage that put Black people, other people of color, and other marginalized groups at risk for violent injury also expose these same individuals and communities to intensive policing. Recent evidence speaks to the broad impact of police exposure and police violence on individual and community physical and mental health. Moreover, injured patients who are exposed to law enforcement during their care are at risk for erosion of trust in and relationships with their healthcare providers. To optimize the role of law enforcement agencies in injury prevention, collaboration across sectors and with communities is essential. Summary A broad approach to the prevention of injury and violence must incorporate an understanding of the intersecting impacts of law enforcement and structural racism on health and traumatic injury. Clinicians who seek to provide trauma-informed injury care should incorporate an understanding of the role of law enforcement in individual and community health.
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- Joanelle A. Bailey
- Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- Trauma Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, MedStar Health, Washington, DC USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA USA
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- Division of Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA USA
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Schellenberg M, Liasidis P, Inaba K, Demetriades D. Gunshot wounds sustained during legal intervention versus those inflicted by civilians: A comparative analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2022; 92:436-441. [PMID: 34284463 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Existing data demonstrate that injuries sustained during legal intervention (LI) differ from those incurred during civilian interpersonal violence (CIV), but gunshot wounds (GSWs) have not yet been specifically examined. This study was undertaken to provide an in-depth analysis of patients shot during LI versus CIV. METHODS Patients injured by GSW and captured by the National Trauma Data Bank (2007-2017) were included. Exclusions were transfer from outside hospital or self-inflicted, accidental, or undetermined injury intent GSWs. Study groups were defined by injury circumstances: GSWs sustained during LI versus CIV. Univariable analysis compared demographics, clinical/injury data, and outcomes. RESULTS In total, 248,726 patients met inclusion/exclusion criteria: 98% (n = 243,150) CIV versus 2% (n = 5,576) LI. Race varied significantly between study groups (p < 0.001). White patients were the most commonly injured race after LI (n = 2,176, 39%). Black patients were the most commonly injured race after CIV (n = 139,067, 57%). Psychiatric disease (9% vs. 2%, p < 0.001) was more common among LI GSWs. The LI patients were more frequently tachycardic (18% vs. 13%, p < 0.001), hypotensive (26% vs. 14%, p < 0.001), and comatose (34% vs. 15%, p < 0.001). The LI patients had higher Injury Severity Scores (13 vs. 9, p < 0.001), required emergent surgical intervention (39% vs. 28%, p < 0.001) and intensive care unit admission (47% vs. 32%, p < 0.001) more often, and had longer hospital stay (4 vs. 3 days, p < 0.001). Mortality was higher after LI (27% vs. 14%, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Significant racial and injury severity differences exist between patients shot during LI and CIV. White patients were the most commonly injured race after LI, while Black patients were the most commonly injured race during CIV. In addition, Black patients were overrepresented in both groups when compared with their proportion in the US population. LI patients were more significantly injured, as quantified by clinical, injury, and outcomes variables including increased mortality. Further study of patients shot during LI is needed to better understand this increased burden of injury. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognostic and epidemiological, level IV.
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- Morgan Schellenberg
- From the Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, LAC+USC Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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Liasidis PK, Lewis M, Jakob DA, Inaba K, Demetriades D. Firearm injuries during legal interventions Nationwide analysis. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2021; 91:465-472. [PMID: 34432753 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION There is limited literature on firearm injuries during legal interventions. The purpose of this study was to examine the epidemiology, injury characteristics, and outcomes of both civilians and law enforcement officials (LEOs) who sustained firearm injuries over the course of legal action. METHODS Retrospective observational study using data from the National Trauma Data Bank (2015-2017) was performed. All patients who were injured by firearms during legal interventions were identified using the International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision, external cause of injury codes. The study groups were injured civilian suspects and police officers. Demographics, injury characteristics, and outcomes were analyzed and compared between the groups. Primary outcomes were the clinical and injury characteristics among the victims. RESULTS A total of 1,411 patients were included in the study, of which 1,091 (77.3%) were civilians, 289 officers (20.5%), and 31 bystanders (2.2%). Overall, 95.2% of patients were male. Compared with LEOs, civilians were younger (31 vs. 34 years, p = 0.007) and more severely injured (median Injury Severity Score, 13 vs. 10 [p = 0.005]; Injury Severity Score >15, 44.4% vs. 37.1% [p = 0.025]). Civilians were more likely to sustain severe (Abbreviated Injury Scale, ≥3) intra-abdominal injuries (26.8% vs. 16.1%, p < 0.001) and spinal fractures (13.0% vs. 6.9%, p = 0.004). In-hospital mortality and overall complication rate were similar between the groups (mortality: civilians, 24.7% vs. LEOs, 27.3% [p = 0.360]; overall complications: civilians, 10.3% vs. LEOs, 8.4% [p = 0.338]). CONCLUSION Firearm injuries during legal interventions are associated with significant injury burden and a higher mortality than the reported mortality in gunshot wounds among civilians. The mortality and overall complication rate were similar between civilian suspects and law enforcement officials. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Epidemiologic, level IV.
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- Panagiotis K Liasidis
- From the Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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Kerrison EM, Sewell AA. Negative illness feedbacks: High-frisk policing reduces civilian reliance on ED services. Health Serv Res 2021; 55 Suppl 2:787-796. [PMID: 32976631 PMCID: PMC7518820 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This paper demonstrates that localized and chronic stop-question-and-frisk (SQF) practices are associated with community members' utilization of emergency department (ED) resources. To explain this relationship, we explore the empirical applicability of a legal epidemiological framework, or the study of legal institutional influences on the distribution of disease and injury. DATA AND STUDY DESIGN Analyses are derived from merging data from the Philadelphia Vehicle and Pedestrians Investigation, the National Historical Geographic Information System, and the Southeastern Philadelphia Community Health database to zip code identifiers common to all datasets. Weighted multilevel negative binomial regressions measure the influence that local SQF practices have on ED use for this population. Analytic methods incorporate patient demographic covariates including household size, health insurance status, and having a doctor as a usual source of care. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Findings reveal that both tract-level frisking and poor health are linked to more frequent use of hospital EDs, per respondent report. Despite their health care needs, however, reporting poor/fair health status is associated with a substantial decrease in the rate of emergency department visits as neighborhood frisk concentration increases (IRR = 0.923; 95% CI: 0.891, 0.957). Moreover, more sickly people in high-frisk neighborhoods live in tracts that have greater racial disparities in frisking-a pattern that accounts for the moderating role of neighborhood frisking in sick people's usage of the emergency room. CONCLUSIONS Findings indicating the robust association reported above interrogate the chronic incompatibility of local health and human service system aims. The study also provides an interdisciplinary theoretical lens through which stakeholders can make sense of these challenges and their implications.
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- Erin M Kerrison
- School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California
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Loder RT, Leiser A. Injury patterns and demographics due to legal intervention seen in US emergency departments. J Forensic Leg Med 2021; 79:102150. [PMID: 33714163 DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2021.102150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Injury and deaths inflicted by law enforcement are a topic of significant discussion in the US. The purpose of this study was to analyze injuries due to law enforcement activity that presented to emergency departments (ED) across the entire US and correlate the injury patterns with patient demographics. METHODS The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) All Injury Program (AIP) data was used for the years 2005 through 2015. Injuries due to legal/law enforcement activity were identified. Statistical analyses were performed with SUDAAN 11.0.01™. A p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS There were 939,405 ED visits for non-fatal injuries due to law enforcement. The average age was 31.9 years; 84.6% were male. The mechanism of injury was being struck in 69.7%; firearm gunshot wounds accounted for only 1.2%. The most common location of injury was the head and neck (44.0%) followed by the upper extremity (20.2%). The vast majority of the patients (94.9%) were treated and released from the ED. The seven major diagnoses were contusion/abrasion (37.8%), strain/sprain (22.7%), laceration (12.9%), fracture (7.6%), puncture (8.2%), and foreign body (2.5%). The injuries with the highest percentage of hospital admissions were foreign bodies and fractures (11.4% and 11.3% respectively. Although the number of events occurring at schools or sporting venues was 2.0%, those seen at children's hospitals demonstrated a higher percentage at 15.6%. CONCLUSIONS This data set provides another viewpoint of injuries inflicted by police. It can be used as baseline data for further studies, especially in the US recent sociopolitical environment calling for police reform and improvements in the education and training of police officers.
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- Randall T Loder
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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