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Figures
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Firearm assault incidence in Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) versus Pennsylvania Trauma Outcomes Study (PTOS) data, 2005–2014.
- Figure 2
Firearm assault case-fatality rates in Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) versus Pennsylvania Trauma Outcomes Study (PTOS) data, 2005–2014.
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Fatal and non-fatal firearm injury rates in Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) versus Pennsylvania Trauma Outcomes Study (PTOS) data, 2005–2014.
Tables
- Table 1
Hospital destinations for firearm assault victims listed in Philadelphia Police Department database
Non-fatal injury Fatal injury Total No hospital 280 (2.4) 876 (32.8) 1156 (8.2) Pennsylvania trauma center 10 544 (91.7) 1774 (66.3) 12 318 (86.9) Non-trauma center 663 (5.8) 25 (0.9) 688 (4.9) Trauma center outside of Pennsylvania 10 (0.1) 0 10 (0.1) - Table 2
Characteristics of firearm assault victims
PPD (n=4172) PTOS (n=6998) Race Black 11 940 (84.3) 5652 (81.0) White 2075 (14.6) 412 (5.9) Asian 157 (1.1) 67 (1.0) Other NA 191 (2.7) Ethnicity Hispanic NA 445 (9.7) Gender Male 13 067 (92.2) 6572 (94.1) Age* 24 (20–32) 25 (20–32) Location Inside 1508 (10.6) Outside 12 664 (89.4) Body region injured† Extremity 5885 (41.5) 4367 (62.5) Torso 3252 (23.0) 1237 (17.7) Head/Neck 1790 (12.6) 503 (7.2) Spine NA 875 (12.5) Multiple 3245 (22.9) 3889 (55.7) *Median (IQR). All others are n (%).
†PPD injuries are as noted by PPD; only one entry permitted per patient. PTOS entries are generated from the AIS body region codes, and each patient may have up to 27 injuries recorded. AIS: abbreviated injury score.
NA, not available; PPD, Philadelphia Police Department database; PTOS, Pennsylvania Trauma Outcomes Study.
