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ArticleAmerican journal of surgery2023

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on community violence in Connecticut.

Kathleen M O'Neill, James Dodington, Marcie Gawel, Kevin Borrup, David S Shapiro, Jonathan Gates, Shea Gregg, Robert D Becher

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Article in American journal of surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Kathleen M O'NeillDivision of General Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA; Investigative Medicine Program, Yale School of Medicine, Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA. Electronic address: kathleen.oneill@yale.edu.
James DodingtonDepartment of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA; Violence Intervention Program, Yale New Haven Hospital, USA. Electronic address: james.dodington@yale.edu.
Marcie GawelViolence Intervention Program, Yale New Haven Hospital, USA. Electronic address: marcie.gawel@ynhh.org.
Kevin BorrupInjury Prevention Center, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT, 06106, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, 06032, USA. Electronic address: Kborrup@connecticutchildrens.org.
David S ShapiroDepartment of Surgery, Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center, USA; Associate Professor of Surgery University of Connecticut School of Medicine & Frank L. Netter Schools of Medicine, USA. Electronic address: dshapiro@trinityhealthofne.org.
Jonathan GatesDepartment of Surgery, Hartford Healthcare Hartford Hospital, USA. Electronic address: jonathan.gates@hhchealth.org.
Shea GreggTrauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care, Bridgeport Hospital, USA. Electronic address: Shea.Gregg@bpthosp.org.
Robert D BecherDivision of General Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA. Electronic address: robert.becher@yale.edu.
University of Connecticut · USYale New Haven Hospital · USYale University · USBridgeport Hospital · USHartford Hospital · US

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionNatural disasters may lead to increases in community violence due to broad social disruption, economic hardship, and large-scale morbidity and mortality. The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on community violence is unknown.

methodsUsing trauma registry data on all violence-related patient presentations in Connecticut from 2018 to 2021, we compared the pattern of violence-related trauma from pre-COVID and COVID pandemic using an interrupted time series linear regression model.

resultsThere was a 55% increase in violence-related trauma in the COVID period compared with the pre-COVID period (IRR: 1.55; 95%CI: 1.34-1.80; p-value<0.001) driven largely by penetrating injuries. This increase disproportionately impacted Black/Latinx communities (IRR: 1.61; 95%CI: 1.36-1.90; p-value<0.001).

conclusionViolence-related trauma increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Increased community violence is a significant and underappreciated negative health and social consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one that excessively burdens communities already at increased risk from systemic health and social inequities.

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COVID-19Wounds, PenetratingConnecticutHumansPandemicsViolenceCOVID-19 pandemicFirearm injuryHealth disparitiesViolence

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PMID36253316
PMCPMC9540704
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