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How do we know how many #gunshot wounds are accidental versus intentional? Well, we don't, really.
Studies examining care for gunshot wounds rely on diagnosis codes listed in the International Classification of Disease, the #ICD, now in its 10th version in the US.
The problem is medical record coders don't correctly identify intentional shootings. And that distorts our understanding of how prevalent assaults really are. https://bit.ly/3Vo8eSs
jamanetwork.comCorrecting Misinformation on Firearms InjuriesAccurate data on the nature of firearm injuries are essential for crafting effective policies for prevention but are currently lacking. It has been established that medical record coders often misclassify assault cases as “unintentional,” with the result that publicly available statistics on...