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Firearm locking device preferences among firearm owners in the USA: a systematic review

Injury Epidemiology, 2023
Background Preventing firearm-involved injuries is a critical public health priority. Firearm locking devices can prevent firearm injuries, such as suicide and unintentional shootings, as well as theft.
Jessica Buck-Atkinson, Megan McCarthy, Ian H. Stanley, Ben Harnke, Michael D. Anestis, Craig. J. Bryan, Justin C. Baker, Marian E. Betz   +7 more
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Firearm assaults against US law enforcement officers in the line-of-duty: Associations with firearm ownership and state firearm laws

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022
Law enforcement officers are disproportionately affected by occupational injury. Firearm violence is the second leading cause of occupational mortality for this group behind motor vehicle crashes.
Ariana N. Gobaud, Christina A. Mehranbod, Paul M. Reeping, Brady R. Bushover, Christopher N. Morrison   +4 more
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Firearm Suicides And Availability Of Firearms: The Swiss Experience

European Psychiatry, 2010
AbstractThis study aimed to examine the association between the availability of firearms at home, and the proportion of firearm suicides in Switzerland in an ecological analysis. The data series were analysed by canton and yielded a fairly high correlation (Spearman's rho = 0.60). Thus, the association holds also at a sub-national level.
Ajdacic-Gross, Vladeta, Killias, Martin, Hepp, Urs, Haymoz, Sandrine, Bopp, Matthias, Gutzwiller, Felix, Rössler, Wulf   +6 more
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Barriers to recruitment, retention and intervention delivery in a randomized trial among patients with firearm injuries

Injury Epidemiology, 2021
Background We discuss barriers to recruitment, retention, and intervention delivery in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of patients presenting with firearm injuries to a Level 1 trauma center.
Anthony S. Floyd, Vivian H. Lyons, Lauren K. Whiteside, Kevin P. Haggerty, Frederick P. Rivara, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar   +5 more
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Firearm Safety Counseling for Patients: An Interactive Curriculum for Trauma Providers

MedEdPORTAL, 2022
Introduction Firearm injuries are a major public health concern. Safe firearm storage is recommended by multiple medical organizations. However, rates of firearm safety counseling are particularly low among trauma providers.
Sarah C. Stokes, Nikia R. McFadden, Edgardo S. Salcedo, Alana L. Beres   +3 more
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Firearms and ballistics. [PDF]

, 2016
Chapter 7 of the book entitled 'Practical Veterinary Forensics' aims to introduce forensic veterinarians to the scientific concepts underpinning the field of firearms and ballistics. This introduction will enable practitioners to understand wound formation depending on the firearm and ammunition used.
BOLTON-KING, Rachel, Schulze, Johan
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Assessing Social Media Data as a Resource for Firearm Research: Analysis of Tweets Pertaining to Firearm Deaths

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2022
BackgroundHistoric constraints on research dollars and reliable information have limited firearm research. At the same time, interest in the power and potential of social media analytics, particularly in health contexts, has ...
Lisa Singh, Carole Roan Gresenz, Yanchen Wang, Sonya Hu   +3 more
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Firearm purchasing and firearm violence during the coronavirus pandemic in the United States: a cross-sectional study

Injury Epidemiology, 2021
Background Firearm violence is a significant public health problem in the United States. A surge in firearm purchasing following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic may have contributed to an increase in firearm violence.
Julia P. Schleimer, Christopher D. McCort, Aaron B. Shev, Veronica A. Pear, Elizabeth Tomsich, Alaina De Biasi, Shani Buggs, Hannah S. Laqueur, Garen J. Wintemute   +8 more
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How have firearm laws changed in states with unexpected decreases or increases in firearm homicide, 1990–2019?

SSM: Population Health, 2023
Background: Firearm violence is one of the leading preventable causes of death and injury in the United States and is on the rise. While policies regulating access to firearms offer opportunities to prevent firearm-related deaths, an understanding of the
Michelle Degli Esposti, Jason Goldstick, Jason Gravel, Elinore J. Kaufman, M. Kit Delgado, Therese S. Richmond, Douglas J. Wiebe   +6 more
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Firearm laws and the network of firearm movement among US states

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background The movement of firearm across state lines may decrease the effectiveness of state-level firearm laws. Yet, how state-level firearm policies affect cross-state movement have not yet been widely explored.
Sae Takada, Kristen R. Choi, Shaw Natsui, Altaf Saadi, Liza Buchbinder, Molly Easterlin, Frederick J. Zimmerman   +6 more
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