‘Sobering’ data show increase in pediatric firearm injuries during pandemic

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Data presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition showed an increase in firearm-related injuries among children during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a sharp rise in injuries among Black children.
Co-author Irma T. Ugalde, MD, associate professor and director of pediatric emergency medicine research at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, told Healio that the idea for the study came from the researchers’ experiences working in the ED during the pandemic.
“We noticed more firearm injuries in children in our community, but didn't know the

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Data presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition showed an increase in firearm-related injuries among children during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a sharp rise in injuries among Black children.
Co-author Irma T. Ugalde, MD, associate professor and director of pediatric emergency medicine research at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, told Healio that the idea for the study came from the researchers’ experiences working in the ED during the pandemic.
“We noticed more firearm injuries in children in our community, but didn’t know the