Tag: Gun Violence
Extreme Risk Protection Orders May Help in Averting Shootings
Urgent individualized intervention may play role in efforts for prevention in analysis of cases in California
State-Level Firearm Ownership Linked to Domestic Firearm Homicide
No correlation observed for firearm ownership with nondomestic firearm homicide
Firearm-Related Pediatric Mortality Down With Stricter Laws
Lower rates of firearm-related pediatric mortality seen in states with stricter gun laws
Firearms Leading Cause of Death Among Young Adult Men
Findings in U.S., Mexico, Brazil, Colombia based on national vital statistics data from 1990 to 2015
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
