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How little we know: Experts document the lack of research on youth firearm injury
A century ago, if a child or teenager died, an infectious disease was the most likely cause.
Aug 1, 2019
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Strict state laws and universal background checks linked to lower pediatric firearm-related deaths
States with stricter firearms laws had lower firearm-related deaths among children and adolescents, finds research led by faculty at Children's National in Washington, D.C. Furthermore, state laws that had been in place for ...
Jul 15, 2019
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To protect kids and teens from firearm harm, answer these question first, experts
Firearm injuries kill more American children and teens than anything else, except automobile crashes. But research on how those injuries happen, who's most likely to suffer or die from one, or what steps would prevent them, ...
Jun 10, 2019
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Pediatrics
Firearm injuries disproportionately affect African-American kids in DC Wards 7 and 8
Firearm injuries disproportionately impact African American young men living in Washington's Wards 7 and 8 compared with other city wards, with nearly one-quarter of injuries suffered in the injured child's home or at a friend's ...
Apr 27, 2019
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Individuals shot by police exhibit distinct patterns of recent prior hospitalizations and arrests
A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that more than 50 percent of people with assault-related or legal intervention (LI) firearm injuries due to law enforcement actions and over 25 percent ...
Aug 16, 2018
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Pediatrics
Pediatric hospitalization for gun injuries higher in urban areas
(HealthDay)—Urban areas have higher overall pediatric hospitalization rates for firearm injuries, with the highest rates for urban 15- to 19-year-olds, according to a study published online July 2 in Pediatrics.
Jul 3, 2018
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Firearm injuries drop during NRA conventions, research shows
Thousands of firearm injuries occur in the United States each year, but the likelihood of such injuries appears to drop substantially when gun enthusiasts hold large national meetings, according to research led by Harvard ...
Feb 28, 2018
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Study reveals growing severity of US firearm injuries requiring hospital admission since early 90s
New data published in the journal Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open today show an annual increase in severity of non-fatal firearm injuries needing hospital admission across the United States since the early 1990s.
Feb 28, 2018
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Firearm-related injuries account for $2.8 billion on emergency room and inpatient charges each year
A new Johns Hopkins study of more than 704,000 people who arrived alive at a United States emergency room for treatment of a firearm-related injury between 2006 and 2014 finds decreasing incidence of such injury in some age ...
Oct 2, 2017
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Injuries caused by firearms differ in rural or urban settings
Researchers examining pediatric firearm injuries found that the age a child is injured by a gun is closely related to where he or she lives: the city or the country.
Sep 15, 2017
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