@article{ref1,
title="Emergency department-attended injuries resulting from school-based violence in Baltimore adolescents, 2019-2020",
journal="Journal of school health",
year="2022",
author="Ryan, Leticia Manning and Jones, Vanya and Miller, Mattea and Walter, Creason",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Our objective is to describe violence-related injuries to early adolescents that occurred at school, resulting in emergency department (ED) evaluation. <br><br>METHODS: This retrospective cohort study at an urban academic pediatric ED in Baltimore, MD, identified patients 10-15 years old who presented with an injury from intentional, interpersonal violence that occurred at school between January 2019-December 2020. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize patient and event characteristics. <br><br>RESULTS: Of 819 youth 10-15 years of age evaluated for a violence-related injury, school was the location in 115 cases (14.0%). All events occurred prior to the statewide stay at home order (March 30, 2020). School-injured youth had a mean age of 12.7 ± 1.7 years and were predominantly male (64.3%). Of the 115 cases, 75 (65.2%) involved an altercation with a peer, 26 (22.6%) involved a teacher or school staff, 6 (5.2%) involved a family member, 1 (0.9%) involved police, 6 (5.2%) involved an unknown party, and 1 (0.9%) involved an unrelated but known adult. All injured youth were discharged from the ED. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: School-based violence is a well-recognized cause of traumatic injuries to adolescents and may involve peers, teachers, or school staff.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4391",
doi="10.1111/josh.13288",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.13288"
}