Table 5 Destination of patients with firearm-related ED injuries, 2009–2012, US hospitals
From: The epidemiology of firearm injuries managed in US emergency departments
Destination | Count (SE) | Destination as % of all firearm-related injuries | Destination as % of all ED patients with traumatic injury classification |
|---|---|---|---|
Routine (home) | 136,107 (1073) | 48.1% | 0.15% |
Transfer, short term facility | 20,159 (317) | 7.1% | 1.5% |
Transfer, othera | 2726 (111) | 1.0% | 0.3% |
Home health care | 131 (25) | 0.04% | 0.1% |
Against medical advice | 2392 (110) | 0.87% | 0.4% |
Admitted to inpatient service of hospital | 106,927 (755) | 37.9% | 2.1% |
Died in EDb | 12,993 (257) | 4.6% | 31.6% |
Destination unknownc | 1102 (76) | 0.39% | 0.66% |