Elk Grove Village, ILâ(ENEWSPF)âJanuary 28, 2014. Every day in the U.S., about 20 children are injured by firearms seriously enough to require hospitalization, and more than 6 percent of those who are admitted die from their injuries, according to a study, âHospitalizations Due to Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents,â in the February 2014 issue of Pediatrics (published online Jan. 27).
