Regions of the United States with the strictest gun laws also have the fewest
emergency department visits for
pediatric firearm -
related injuries, according to a new study by Children's National Health System researchers.
«Future research work should seek to elucidate the association of specific gun laws with the incidence rates of
pediatric firearm -
related injuries,» says Shilpa Patel, M.D., M.P.H., an assistant professor of pediatrics and
emergency medicine at Children's National and co-author of the poster.