Firearm-Related Injuries and Preventions

Firearm-Related Injuries and Preventions

  • Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
  • ISBN: 9781610021708
  • eISBN Pdf: 9781610022750
  • Place of publication:  Illinois , United States
  • Year of publication: 2017
  • Year of digital publication: 2018
  • Month: June
  • Pages: 160
  • Language: English

Pediatric Collections offers what you need to know - original, focused research in a snapshot approach.

The number of children and adolescents affected by firearm violence are staggering. This print compendium of AAP editor-curated articles provides quick access to the latest, most salient studies to give a better understanding of the public health impact of firearm injuries.

Gunfire kills or injures more than 7,000 children per year. About 19 children per day are killed by or receive emergency treatment for gunshot wounds in the U.S. Among the 1,300 children who die each year from firearm-related injuries, 53% are homicides, 38% are suicides and 6% are unintentional. Children who are in their teens, male, or black are most likely to be victims.

This limited-edition print collection can help to build a clinical reference library, augment training and academic activities, launch new public health initiatives and research endeavors, or implement prevention strategies in the community. A free "Firearm Safety Facts and Myths" infographic poster is included as a bonus to ordering this print collection.

High-impact collection topics include:

  • Preventing Gun Injuries in Children
  • Firearm-Related Injuries in the Pediatric Population
  • Firearms Prevention and Safety Counseling
  • Pragmatic Firearm Advocacy for Pediatricians
  • Hospitalizations Due to Firearm Injuries
  • Characteristics of Youth Seeking Emergency Care for Assault Injuries
  • Weapon Involvement in the Victimization of Children
  • Firearm Violence & Possession Among High-Risk Emergency Department Youth
  • Children and Gun Storage
  • Gun Control Views
  • Firearm Injuries and Mental Illness
  • Gun Violence Trends in Movies
  • Introduction
  • Study: 39% of Parents Wrongly Believe Children Don’t Know Where Gun Is Stored
  • Pragmatic Firearm Advocacy for Pediatricians
  • Pediatric Firearm-Related Injuries in the United States
  • Regardless of Gun Control Views, Pediatricians’ Mission Is to Keep Children Safe
  • Evidence in Policy on Firearms Injuries Points to Need for Safety Counseling
  • Firearm-Related Injuries Affecting the Pediatric Population
  • Pediatric Firearm Injuries and Mental Illness: Fact, Fiction, Opportunities in ED
  • The Importance of Gun Injury Prevention
  • Hospitalizations Due to Firearm Injuries in Children and Adolescents
  • Characteristics of Youth Seeking Emergency Care for Assault Injuries
  • Weapon Involvement in the Victimization of Children
  • Study: Gunfire Kills or Injures More Than 7,000 Children per Year
  • Confronting the Firearm Injury Plague
  • Childhood Firearm Injuries in the United States
  • Prevent Youth Assault by Assaulting Firearm Violence
  • Firearm Violence Among High-Risk Emergency Department Youth After an Assault Injury
  • Help Wanted: Studies of Firearms Injuries Affecting Children
  • Firearm Possession Among Adolescents Presenting to an Urban Emergency Department for Assault
  • Firearm Homicide and Other Causes of Death in Delinquents: A 16-Year Prospective Study
  • Preventing Gun Injuries in Children
  • Gunshot Injuries in Children Served by Emergency Services
  • Gun Violence Trends in Movies

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