Firearm-related injuries among Canadian children and youth from 2006 to 2013: A CHIRPP study

Objective The purpose of this study was to describe Canadian contextual trends in pediatric firearm injuries and death from powder and non-powder firearms. Methods This is a registry study of firearm-related injuries captured by the Canadian Hospitals Injury and Reporting Prevention Program (CHIRPP) for children ages 0 to 18 years presenting to participating CHIRPP emergency departments (EDs) from 2006 to 2013. Data included age, sex, year,...