Tag: Gun Violence

Firearms used in unintentional injury deaths often stored loaded and unlocked

Women have lower rate of in-hospital mortality, deep vein thrombosis, lower incidence of drug, alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Firearms were mainly lower or moderate in power; 82.1 percent were obtained via theft from relatives

Survivors and family members of survivors have increased mental health care use

Child firearm homicides have greater odds of involving IPV when precipitated by conflict, crisis, co-occurring with perpetrator suicide

Flawed fingerprint technology allows unauthorized users, including children, to access firearms in the safe

Individuals experiencing recurrent injury are typically young and mostly male, Black, and uninsured

2018 to 2021 saw 41.6 percent increase in firearm death rate; 82.6 percent of deaths were in children aged 15 to 19 years

Authors call the rapid increase in deaths due to unintentional poisonings and firearm homicides a national emergency

Findings based on survey encompassing six clinical contexts involving heightened risk for firearm injury