Published in JAMA Surgery · View the paper (DOI)
Nontrauma center hospitals are disproportionately close to mass shootings in the US, according to a recent study published in JAMA Surgery. The researchers found that these hospitals were the nearest to most of the mass shootings that occurred in 2019, with an average distance of just 1.8 miles.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Proximity of hospitals to mass shootings in US JAMA Network · Mar 18, 2020 · first to report
- Most mass shootings occur closest to hospitals without verification to treat trauma Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Mar 18, 2020