title: Incidence of gunshot wounds at a county hospital following the Los Angeles riot and a gang truce.
abstract: An analysis of the number of gunshot wound victims seen at a Los Angeles County Hospital both before and after the Los Angeles riot of 1992 was undertaken. Since the riot, the gang truce between the "Bloods" and the "Crips" has resulted in a significant decrease in the number of gunshot wound victims seen at a level I trauma center in Los Angeles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, King/Drew-UCLA Medical Center 90059.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Ordog
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wasserberger
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ibanez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Velayos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balasubramanium
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shoemaker
mesh_terms: D006126:Group Processes; D006766:Hospitals, County / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012305:Riots; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000453:epidemiology*