TIL: Gun shots are a very costly medical expense.

Taken from a nine year study by [John Hopkins.](https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0625?journalCode=hlthaff) The annual cost for victims of gun violence is an average of $2.8 billion in emergency-room and inpatient charges alone, the study concluded. If lost wages are factored in, the financial burden rises to $45 billion each year. The average emergency room visit from a firearm injury costs $5,254 and skyrockets to $95,887 if the patient is admitted overnight. Over the nine years of the study, that amounted to a whopping $22 billion just in inpatient charges. Patients who died during an emergency room visit were charged $11,463 on average and represent 11.7% of total emergency charges in the study. Patients who need outpatient care following a hospital visit, about a third of inpatient gunshot victims, pay even more—about $179,565. [..](https://www.google.com/amp/s/qz.com/1093144/us-gun-violence-costs-an-average-of-2-8-billion-a-year-a-johns-hopkins-study-reveals/amp/) Moral of the story: don’t get shot! Edit: I was intrigued by the price of healthcare in regards to gun violence and was amazed and not too surprised how expensive it is to get shot.