
FRIDAY, Dec. 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Firearm injury is a major health crisis in the United States and new research sheds more light on how many of those who are injured survive and the circumstances of their shootings.For the study, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University analyzed nationwide data from death certificates and emergency room visits.Between 2009 and 2017, the United States recorded an average of nearly 85,700 ER visits a year for nonfatal firearm injuries and an annual average of more 34,500 deaths. Overall, that added up to an annual average of just over 120,200 firearm injuries -- or 329 per day.The researchers divided injuries and deaths into five categories: unintentional, self-harm, assault, legal intervention, or of undetermined...