{"id":13393,"date":"2022-07-06T23:39:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T23:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/gun-violence-leading-cause-of-death-among-u-s-children-and-teens\/"},"modified":"2022-07-06T23:39:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T23:39:59","slug":"gun-violence-leading-cause-of-death-among-u-s-children-and-teens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=13393","title":{"rendered":"Gun Violence Leading Cause Of Death Among U.S. Children And Teens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SlqKlppUX0o\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Gun violence surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death among kids and teens in the U.S. Every day, 22 children are shot. Pediatric trauma surgeon Dr. Chethan Sathyasays the ER at Cohen Children&#8217;s Medical Center has seen more kids with bullet wounds this year than any other year total in history at the children\u2019s hospital. Patients may now be asked questions like whether they heard gunshots or if someone has tried to pull a gun out of them in the past six months. \u00bb Subscribe to NBC News: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/SubscribeToNBC\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/SubscribeToNBC<\/a><br \/>\n\u00bb Watch more NBC video: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/MoreNBCNews\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/MoreNBCNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NBC News Digital is a collection of innovative and powerful news brands that deliver compelling, diverse and engaging news stories. NBC News Digital features NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, TODAY.com, Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, and the existing apps and digital extensions of these respective properties.  We deliver the best in breaking news, live video coverage, original journalism and segments from your favorite NBC News Shows.<\/p>\n<p>Connect with NBC News Online!<br \/>\nNBC News App: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5d0cd9df61b80\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/smart.link\/5d0cd9df61b80<\/a><br \/>\nBreaking News Alerts: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.nbcnews.com\/join\/5cj\/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/link.nbcnews.com\/join\/5cj\/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621<\/a><br \/>\nVisit NBCNews.Com: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/ReadNBC\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/ReadNBC<\/a><br \/>\nFind NBC News on Facebook: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/LikeNBC\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/LikeNBC<\/a><br \/>\nFollow NBC News on Twitter: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/FollowNBC\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/nbcnews.to\/FollowNBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n#gunviolence #guns #guncontrol <\/p>\n<p>\nGun Violence Leading Cause Of Death Among U.S. Children And Teens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gun violence surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death among kids and teens in the U.S. Every day, 22 children are shot. 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