Table 3 Firearm Injury Incident Characteristics

Intent, n (%)

Accidental

58 (21.4)

21 (26.9)

23 (22.1)

14 (15.7)

1.1% (− 39.6–69.3%)

− 36.0% (− 66.3–21.5%)

− 18.6% (− 39.1–8.7%)

Self-harm

17 (6.3)

5 (6.4)

6 (5.8)

6 (6.7)

10.8% (− 67.8–281.0%)

15.2% (− 63.3%–261.8%)

7.2% (− 39.1%–88.7%)

Homicide/Violence

170 (62.7)

46 (59.0)

62 (59.6)

62 (69.7)

24.4% (− 5.6%–63.9%)

29.4% (0.1–67.3%)

13.2% (0.1–28.1%)

Police Violence

1 (0.4)

1 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

–

–

–

Not Documented

26 (9.6)

6 (7.7)

12 (11.5)

8 (9.0)

84.6% (27.0–367.1%)

28.0% (− 53.4–251.5%)

10.3% (− 27.1–66.6%)

Location, n (%)

At Home

69 (25.5)

19 (24.4)

29 (27.9)

21 (23.6)

40.9% (− 15.4–134.7%)

6.1% (− 38.6–83.4%)

2.4% (− 19.7–30.7%)

Not At Home

176 (64.9)

54 (69.2)

64 (61.5)

58 (65.2)

9.4% (− 15.1–41.0%)

3.1% (− 18.1–29.8%)

1.4% (− 9.3–13.5%)

Relationship of shooter to patient, n (%)

Self

42 (15.5)

14 (17.9)

14 (13.5)

14 (15.7)

− 7.7% (− 54.1–85.6%)

− 4.0% (− 50.8–87.2%)

− 2.0% (− 30.3–37.8%)

Family Member

20 (7.4)

7 (9.0)

7 (6.7)

6 (6.7)

− 7.7% (− 66.0–150.8%)

− 17.7% (− 71.0–133.7%)

− 9.2% (− 45.9–52.3%)

Friend

25 (9.2)

5 (6.4)

12 (11.5)

8 (9.0)

121.5% (− 18.1–499.3%)

53.6% (-47.4–348.7%)

17.9% (-22.3–78.7%)

Police

1 (0.4)

1 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

–

–

–

Stranger

146 (53.9)

40 (51.3)

56 (53.8)

50 (56.2)

29.2% (− 6.0–77.7%)

20.0% (− 10.5–60.9%)

8.8% (− 5.1–24.8%)

Unknown

37 (13.7)

11 (14.1)

15 (14.4)

11 (12.4)

25.9% (− 38.2–156.2%)

− 4.0% (− 55.7–107.8%)

− 2.0% (− 31.1–39.3%)

Adult supervision, n (%)

Yes

18 (6.6)

9 (11.5)

2 (1.9)

7 (7.9)

− 79.5% (− 95.4–7.9%)

− 25.3% (− 70.7–90.3%)

− 17.4% (− 56.4–56.4%)

No

67 (24.7)

20 (25.6)

30 (28.8)

17 (19.1)

38.5% (− 14.8–125.0%)

− 18.4% (− 54.5–46.4%)

− 8.5% (− 28.5–17.1%)

Not Applicable

167 (61.6)

46 (59.0)

61 (58.7)

60 (67.4)

22.4% (− 6.7–60.6%)

25.2% (− 2.5–60.8%)

11.4% (− 1.2–25.6%)

Firearm storage documentation, n (%)

Yes

15 (5.5)

2 (2.6)

3 (2.9)

10 (11.2)

38.5% (− 76.3–708.2%)

380.0% (8.5–2022.7%)

146.7% (12.2–442.7%)

No

50 (18.5)

18 (23.1)

19 (18.3)

13 (14.6)

− 2.6% (− 45.4%–73.9%)

− 30.7% (− 64.6%–35.8%)

− 16.0% (− 38.6–14.9%)

Not Applicable

136 (50.2)

46 (59.0)

60 (57.7)

30 (33.7)

20.4% (− 8.9%–59.1%)

− 37.4% (− 56.2–10.6%)

− 18.2% (− 29.6–5.1%)

Firearm storage lock, n (%)

N = 35

N = 9

N = 16

N = 10

Yes

2 (5.7)

1 (11.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (10.0)

–

–

–

No

33 (94.3)

8 (88.9)

16 (100.0)

9 (90.0)

84.6% (− 16.0–305.8%)

8.0% (− 56.0–165.0%)

2.6% (− 28.0–46.4%)

Firearm storage ammunition separation, n (%)

N = 35

N = 9

N = 16

N = 10

Yes

1 (2.9)

1 (11.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

–

–

–

No

34 (97.1)

8 (88.9)

16 (100.0)

10 (100.0)

84.6% (− 16.0–305.8%)

20.0% (− 49.9–187.5%)

7.2% (− 24.7–52.6%)

Law enforcement involvement, n (%)

Yes

211 (77.9)

68 (87.2)

77 (74.0)

66 (74.2)

4.5% (− 12.6–25.0%)

− 6.8% (− 23.7–13.7%)

− 3.4% (− 12.3–6.4%)

No

38 (14.0)

5 (6.4)

10 (9.6)

23 (25.8)

84.6% (− 33.9–415.5%)

341.6% (75.7–1009.7%)

117.3% (40.7–235.6%)

Law enforcement action, n (%)

Yes

27 (10.0)

6 (7.7)

9 (8.7)

12 (13.5)

38.5% (− 48.3–270.5%)

92.0% (− 24.0–385.2%)

38.6% (− 11.8–117.8%)

No

43 (15.9)

4 (5.1)

2 (1.9)

37 (41.6)

− 53.8% (− 91.3–145.3%)

788.0% (231.7–2277.1%)

391.6% (139.0–911.1%)

Child protection services involvement, n (%)

Yes

72 (26.6)

21 (26.9)

24 (23.1)

27 (30.3)

5.5% (− 37.2–77.1%)

23.4% (− 23.8–99.8%)

11.3% (− 12.8–42.2%)

No

189 (69.7)

54 (69.2)

73 (70.2)

62 (69.7)

24.8% (− 0.7–56.8%)

10.2% (− 13.2–40.0%)

4.5% (− 6.6–17.0%)

Child protection services action, n (%)

Yes

14 (5.2)

6 (7.7)

4 (3.8)

4 (4.5)

− 38.5% (− 85.0–152.0%)

− 36.0% (− 81.2–118.1%)

− 21.4% (− 59.5–52.6%)

No

45 (16.6)

14 (17.9)

11 (10.6)

20 (22.5)

− 27.5% (− 64.8–49.5%)

37.1% (− 25.0–150.6%)

20.3% (− 14.9–70.1%)