Acute hospital care in 8313 patients with intentional or unintentional gun injury who received emergency medical care during the study period
| Characteristic | No. (%) of patients* | |
|---|---|---|
| Intentional n = 3020 | Unintentional n = 5293 | |
| Hospital admission | ||
| Yes | 1638 (54.2) | 792 (15.0) |
| No | 1382 (45.8) | 4501 (85.0) |
| Surgical procedure | ||
| Yes | 1060 (35.1) | 538 (10.2) |
| No | 578 (19.1) | 254 (4.8) |
| No admission | 1382 (45.8) | 4501 (85.0) |
| Critical care unit | ||
| Yes | 756 (25.0) | 266 (5.0) |
| No | 882 (29.2) | 526 (9.9) |
| No admission | 1382 (45.8) | 4501 (85.0) |
| Blood transfusion† | ||
| Yes | 457 (15.1) | 176 (3.3) |
| No | 1181 (39.1) | 616 (11.6) |
| No admission | 1382 (45.8) | 4501 (85.0) |
| Time in hospital | ||
| No. of days, median (IQR) | 6 (3–11) | 5 (2–10) |
| No admission | – | – |
| Outcome‡ | ||
| Death | 363 (12.0) | 204 (3.9) |
| Alive | 2657 (88.0) | 5089 (96.1) |