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A new study published in The American Journal of Medicine suggests that the national incidence of gun-related hospitalizations has mirrored the performance of the national stock market. fucoidan The study suggests, therefore, that economic insecurities may drive firearm-related injuries.
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About 88 people die every day in the US from firearm-related suicides, homicides and accidents.

About 88 people die every day in the US from a combination of firearm-related suicides, homicides, unintentional injuries and accidents, making guns the second leading cause of injury-related death in the nation after road accidents.

"Although there is a large amount of literature detailing the vital statistics relating to firearm injuries, there is a conspicuous paucity of literature exploring burden on health care resources imposed by firearm injuries," says author Dr. Shikhar Agarwal, of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, OH.

"One could surmise that there would be a relationship between the national economic situation and national firearm-related hospitalization rates," Dr. Agarwal adds.

Analyzing data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) database, Dr. Agarwal found 70,974 firearm-related hospitalizations during the period 2001-11. There was a modest increase in these hospitalizations during 2002 and 2004, followed by a slow decline until 2008, sharp increases in 2009 and 2010, and then a sharp decline in 2011.

About 8% of these injuries were fatal, which remained consistent across the study period. Suicide accounted for 30% of these fatal gun-related injuries. The study also found that the prevalence of mental health disorders among patients admitted to hospital with gun-related injuries has increased.

Comparing the NIS data with the Dow Jones Industrial Average - an overall indicator of the nation's economic health - Dr. Agarwal concluded that "the national incidence of firearm-related hospitalizations in the US has closely tracked the national stock market performance, suggesting that economic perturbations may be a 'root cause' or at least an important predictor of firearm injuries."

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