Racial equity in trauma injury: An unresolved enigma.

Background: Racial disparities in healthcare have been attributed to socioeconomic inequalities while the relative risk (RR) of traumatic injury in people of color has yet to be described.

Methods: Demographics of our patient population were compared to the population of our service area. The racial and ethnic identities of gunshot wound (GSW) and motor vehicle collision (MVC) patients were used to establish RR of traumatic injury adjusting for socioeconomic status defined by payor mix and geography.