Gunshot wounds seen at a county hospital before and after a riot and gang truce: Part Two.
An analysis was undertaken of the number of gunshot wound victims seen at a Los Angeles County hospital both before and after the Los Angeles riot. Since the LA riot the gang truce between the "Bloods" and the "Crips" resulted in a significant decrease in the number of gunshot wound victims seen at a level I trauma center in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, this lasted for only three months. The resurgence of shootings, mainly of the drive-by type (82%), to an occurrence rate higher than ever before, has negated any positive effect of the gang truce and indicates the need for additional measures to control gang violence.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, King/Drew-UCLA Medical Center 90059, USA.
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Wasserberger
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006766:Hospitals, County / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012305:Riots; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014754:Violence / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology