Suicide-related presentations to pediatric emergency departments (PED) have increased in recent years. PED providers have the opportunity to reduce suicide risk by counseling on restricting access to lethal me…
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Unintentional firearm injury and deaths in adolescents
Approximately 15% of pediatric firearm injuries are unintentional. While demographic characteristics of unintentional firearm injuries have been described, the relationship between injury characteristics and m…
Community violence exposure and teen parental firearm ownership
Firearm injuries are the leading cause of death for U.S. adolescents. Given the prevalence of firearm ownership in the U.S., particularly among parental figures in homes with children and teens, and the relati…
Community-level factors associated with firearm violence in NC
Firearm violence is a significant public health issue. However, it is unclear if there is an association between the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and the intent of both fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries,…
A multi-state evaluation of ERPOs: a research protocol
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) are civil court orders that prohibit firearm purchase and possession when someone is behaving dangerously and is at risk of harming themselves and/or others. As of June 2…
Neighborhood predictors of firearm suicide in Detroit
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States with rates increasing over the past two decades. The rate of suicide is higher in rural areas, but a greater number of people in urban areas die by suic…
EMS data & community factors associated with firearm violence
Firearm violence is a significant public health issue. However, it is unclear if there is an association between the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and the intent of both fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries,…
Characteristics associated with injurious shootings by police
Publication date: Available online 29 October 2024
Source: Social Science & Medicine
Author(s): Julie A. Ward, Odis Johnson, Javier A. Cepeda, Dylan B. Jackson, Daniel W. Webster, Cassandra K. Crifasi
Characteristics associated with injurious shootings by police
Publication date: December 2024
Source: Social Science & Medicine, Volume 362
Author(s): Julie A. Ward, Odis Johnson, Javier A. Cepeda, Dylan B. Jackson, Daniel W. Webster, Cassandra K. Crifasi
Firearm death in US vs other countries
Gun violence in the US is the leading cause of death among children and teenagers, drives down life expectancy, and cost the economy around $557bn in 2022, says a report from the Commonwealth Fund, a non-profit organisation that researches healthcare issues and promotes improved quality and efficiency in healthcare.1The study used data from the global burden of disease study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington in Seattle.Mass shootings in the US get much media attention but represent less than 2% of gun deaths in the US, the report says. Mass shootings are those in which four or more people are shot or killed, excluding the shooter. There were 656 mass shootings in the US in 2023, reports the Gun Violence Archive,2 and at least 385 so far this year.An earlier Commonwealth Fund study showed that in 2019 the US had 10.4 deaths per…