Association of 30-ft US-Mexico Border Wall in San Diego With Increased Migrant Deaths, Trauma Center Admissions, and Injury Severity

Amy E Liepert; Allison E Berndtson; Linda L Hill; Jessica L Weaver; Laura N Godat; Todd W Costantini; Jay J Doucet

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.1885

Association of 30-ft US-Mexico Border Wall in San Diego With Increased Migrant Deaths, Trauma Center Admissions, and Injury Severity

JAMA Surg. 2022 Jul 1;157(7):633-635. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.1885.

Authors

Amy E Liepert¹, Allison E Berndtson¹, Linda L Hill^{1

2}, Jessica L Weaver¹, Laura N Godat¹, Todd W Costantini¹, Jay J Doucet¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego.
² Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, San Diego.

Abstract

This observational study assesses the changes in morbidity and mortality of border wall injuries after construction of the 30-ft border wall in San Diego and Imperial Counties, California.

MeSH terms

California
Humans
Mexico / epidemiology
Substance Abuse, Intravenous*
Transients and Migrants*
Trauma Centers