The role of race in pediatric legal intervention as a cause of injury

•Studies evaluating legal intervention trauma in children are rare.•In adult studies, Black males are disproportionately affected and experience higher mortality.•Children sustaining legal intervention trauma were more likely to be older, male, and Black. Racial minorities were also more likely to e...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric surgery 2022-01, Vol.57 (1), p.158-167
Main Authors: Gibbs, Ellie, Schomberg, John, Wallace, Elizabeth L., Bose, Sourav K., Yu, Jingjing, Guner, Yigit S., Yu, Peter T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans
Child
Child, Preschool
Firearms
Health disparities
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Legal intervention injury
Male
Pediatric
Retrospective Studies
Wounds, Gunshot
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Summary:•Studies evaluating legal intervention trauma in children are rare.•In adult studies, Black males are disproportionately affected and experience higher mortality.•Children sustaining legal intervention trauma were more likely to be older, male, and Black. Racial minorities were also more likely to experience legal intervention trauma by firearm. Previous studies have assessed the prevalence and nature of traumatic injuries due to legal intervention in adults. The purpose of this study is to characterize and understand legal intervention trauma in children. The National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) was queried from 2007 to 2015. Patients (0–18 years old) who sustained injuries due to legal intervention were compared to those injured from other causes in the general NTDB population. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the study population. Multivariate logistic regression models were utilized to predict firearm trauma and mortality. 622 patients sustained injuries involving legal intervention. Compared to general NTDB pediatric population, those who sustained legal intervention injuries were more likely to be older (age 16.5 vs. 10.6, p 
ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.09.030