The burden of firearm injuries on the hospital system, 2000–2020

Table 3 Types of firearms causing hospitalizations, by intent (across all years)

	Assault	Unintentional	Self-harm	Undetermined	Legal intervention or war
Handgun	27.93%	23.94%	46.63%	17.82%	N/A
Rifle, shotgun and larger firearm	5.87%	10.48%	14.35%	6.21%	N/A
Other and unspecified	66.20%	65.59%	39.02%	75.96%	N/A
Number of hospitalizations	342,183	171,026	52,475	32,614	10,269

Underlying data came from “Frequencies by Diagnosis and Procedure Codes” released by HCUP from their National Inpatient Sample. ICD-9-CM codes were used for 2000–2014. ICD-10-CM codes were used for 2016–2020. Firearm type was determined using ICD labels/descriptions

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