ShotSpotter Announces Innovative Trauma Collaboration to Study Impact of Gunshot Detection on Patient Outcomes
July 24 2019 - 9:00AM
ShotSpotter, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSTI), the leader in solutions that
help law enforcement officials identify, locate and deter gun
violence, today announced a collaboration with the Stanford
University School of Medicine to conduct a California-based,
multi-center retrospective clinical study. The goal of the study is
to determine the impact ShotSpotter technology has had on
transportation time to a hospital, the number of field
interventions, and gunshot victim patient outcomes. Decreasing
response time to a gunshot incident by minutes provides those on
the front line with a greater ability to save lives.
ShotSpotter will provide gunshot data from 2014 – 2018 for
select California ShotSpotter cities, with the initial phase
covering East Palo Alto. The second phase will expand to cover
additional Northern California cities – including Oakland, Fresno
and Richmond – who have been longtime users of ShotSpotter’s
gunshot detection technology. Data from more than 5,000 gunshot
wound victims will be analyzed including law enforcement, EMS,
ShotSpotter and trauma registries.
This research project is unique as it combines various sets of
data from different sources all centered on understanding
victim-to-patient management and treatment. A goal of the study is
to provide a comprehensive view of how technology impacts police
and healthcare resources as well as outcomes.
The Stanford research team includes principal investigator
Timothy Browder, MD, clinical associate professor of surgery at the
Stanford University School of Medicine; David Spain, MD, professor
of surgery and chief of trauma and acute care surgery at Stanford
Health Care; and Lakshika Tennakoon, MD, research scientist.
This study is the second collaboration between ShotSpotter and a
healthcare organization to aid in understanding the impact of
ShotSpotter technology. The first project was with Cooper
University Health Care in Camden, New Jersey who presented their
work at the 2018 AAST conference (American Association for the
Surgery of Trauma). Principal investigator and lead author Anna
Goldenberg-Sandau, D.O., discovered that the combination of police
technique ‘scoop and run’ and ShotSpotter gunshot notification
saved an average of four minutes in transit time correcting for the
distance from the location of crime scene to the trauma center. The
study manuscript has also been accepted for publication in the
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.
Many cities that have adopted gunshot detection technology have
seen an overall reduction in gun violence. This reduction can
ultimately lower hospital costs as it is estimated that more than
one-half of gunshot wound victims nationally have no insurance or
are covered by Medicare or Medicaid that do not fully reimburse the
healthcare institution1. ShotSpotter is seeing a trend of
hospitals helping cities fund gunshot detection as an
investment in the well being of their community and their own
financial health. Some of these cities include Pittsfield, MA;
Greenville, NC; and Newport News, VA.
“ShotSpotter is fortunate to be working with leading healthcare
organizations as part of our broad initiative to better understand
public health outcomes related to persistent and normalized gun
violence,” said Ralph A. Clark, President and CEO of ShotSpotter.
“We believe the data from this study will further demonstrate a
compelling business case for hospital investment in gunshot
detection technology to help improve law enforcement response,
enhance patient outcomes, reduce hospital costs and protect
staff.”
About ShotSpotter ShotSpotter (NASDAQ:
SSTI) provides precision-policing solutions for law enforcement to
help deter gun violence and make cities, campuses and facilities
safer. The company’s flagship product, ShotSpotter® Flex™, is the
leading gunshot detection, location and forensic analysis system,
and is trusted by 100 cities. ShotSpotter® Missions™
(formerly HunchLab) uses artificial intelligence-driven analysis to
help strategically plan patrol missions and tactics for maximum
crime deterrence. ShotSpotter has been designated a Great Place to
Work® company.
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For more media information for ShotSpotter,
contact:Media Contact: Liz Einbinder
ShotSpotter, Inc. +1 (510) 794-3147
leinbinder@shotspotter.com
Investor Relations Contacts: Matt Glover
Gateway Investor Relations +1 (949) 574-3860 SSTI@gatewayir.com
JoAnne Horne Market Street Partners +1 (415) 445-3240
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