Tag: Gun Violence
Vascular Surgery for Gun Injuries Carries Higher Mortality Risk
Vascular surgery required to repair major blood vessels in one of 10 hospitalized with a firearm injury
Most Pediatric Residents Report Caring for Gun Injuries
Almost all residents agree pediatricians should ask about guns in the home, ask parents to lock guns
About One-Quarter of Seniors Store Firearms Unlocked, Loaded
No difference seen in prevalence of mental distress, memory loss by household firearm ownership, storage
Stricter Gun Laws Tied to Safer High Schools
Stricter gun laws tied to fewer student reports of being threatened/injured with a weapon at school
1976 to 2016 Saw Drop in Firearm Ownership in Families
However, proportion of white families who have young children and own handguns increased
Increase Seen in Multiple-Victim School-Related Homicide Rate
Firearm-related injuries accounted for 62.8 and 95.0 percent of single-victim, multiple-victim homicides
Gun Injury Hospitalization Cost Over $911 Million 2010 to 2015
Average cost of hospitalization was $32,700 per patient; about 10 percent due to readmissions
CDC: Gun Deaths on the Rise in the United States
U.S. has world's highest rate of gun ownership by civilians among industrialized countries
Firearm Violence Is a Public Health Issue, Physicians Say
The American College of Physicians releases policies to combat gun-related injury, death
Peds Firearm-Related Injuries Lead to Clinical, Financial Burden
Total charges associated with pediatric firearm-related injuries $2.5 billion for 2006 to 2014
