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Safe at home: prevention of pediatric unintentional injuries [PDF]

Injury Epidemiology, 2023
Background Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in children in the United States. Studies have shown that parent adherence to safety guidelines is improved when education is provided in conjunction with safety equipment.
Coleman Burch, Alicia Webb, Eric Jorge, Bill King, Michele Nichols, Kathy Monroe   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

"Love our kids, lock your guns": A community-based firearm safety counseling and gun-lock distribution program

Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 2001
BACKGROUND Safer storage practices may reduce injury rates by limiting youth access to firearms. OBJECTIVE To determine if a firearm safety counseling and gun lock distribution program improved storage practices.
MICHAEL I. REIFF
semanticscholar   +5 more sources

Locked and (Un)-Loaded Discussions: A Pediatric Resident Safe Firearm Storage Counseling Curriculum [PDF]

MedEdPORTAL, 2020
Firearm-related fatalities are a public health crisis. Despite recognizing the vital nature of counseling parents/caregivers regarding firearm safety, residents remain uncomfortable asking patients about the presence of firearms in homes and discussing American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations regarding safe firearm storage.We designed an ...
Cody Clary, Lindsey Lambarth, Ruchi Kaushik   +2 more
openalex   +4 more sources

Receptiveness and Responsiveness Toward Using Social Media for Safe Firearm Storage Outreach: Mixed Methods Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2021
BackgroundChildhood and adolescent firearm injury and death rates have increased over the past decade and remain major public health concerns in the United States.
Esther Lam, Megan Moreno, Elizabeth Bennett, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

“Lock and Protect”: Development of a Digital Decision Aid to Support Lethal Means Counseling in Parents of Suicidal Youth

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Objective: Reducing access to lethal methods is an effective suicide prevention strategy that is often neglected in routine care. Digital interventions have shown promise for addressing such gaps in care; and decision aids have proven useful for ...
Joan R. Asarnow, Lucas Zullo, Stephanie M. Ernestus, Chase W. Venables, David B. Goldston, Angela M. Tunno, Marian E. Betz   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The Use of 2.4-mm Locking Plate System in Treating Comminuted Mandibular Fracture by Firearm [PDF]

Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction, 2012
Maxillofacial trauma caused by firearms has considerably increased, in which the mandibular body is the site of highest incidence of firearm projectiles. In these cases, the use of titanium plates and screws allows the early restoration of form and function of the mandible with stable and predictable results.
Cassiano Costa Silva Pereira, Pâmela Letícia dos Santos, Éllen Cristina Gaetti Jardim, Idelmo Rangel Garcia Júnior, Élio Hitoshi Shinohara, Marcelo Marotta Araújo   +5 more
openalex   +4 more sources

Firearm Safety Screening in the Pediatric Hospital Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative. [PDF]

Pediatr Qual Saf, 2023
Background: Firearm injuries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for US youth. Secure storage is protective against firearm injuries in children.
Oddo ER, Kumar N, Andrews AL, Kwon S.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Reducing firearm access for youth at risk for suicide in a pediatric emergency department

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundFirearm-related suicide is the second leading cause of pediatric firearm death. Lethal means counseling (LMC) can improve firearm safe-storage practices for families with youth at risk of suicide.ObjectivesThis study aims to evaluate the ...
Sofia Chaudhary, Sofia Chaudhary, Sofia Chaudhary, Kiesha Fraser Doh, Kiesha Fraser Doh, Kiesha Fraser Doh, Emilie Morris, Caroline Chivily, Donnetta S. Washington, Donnetta S. Washington, Scott E. Gillespie, Andrew Jergel, Sarah Lazarus, Sarah Lazarus, Sarah Lazarus, Angela Costa, Angela Costa, Angela Costa, Nathan Call, Nathan Call, Jonathan Rupp, Harold K. Simon, Harold K. Simon, Harold K. Simon   +23 more
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An intervention to improve safe firearm storage for adolescents presenting with suicide ideation or attempt in a pediatric emergency department [PDF]

Injury Epidemiology, 2022
Background Firearm injuries are the second leading cause of death in American youth aged 15 to 24, and over half of these deaths are suicides. Self-harm deaths in Wisconsin among adolescents have increased by 34% since 2006.
Ashley Cleary, Frannie Kaczor, Maisie Finnegan, John Schimek, Abby Egen-Schimek, Erin O’Donnell, Marlene Melzer-Lange   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Prepped and ready: educating caregivers to secure firearms and medications via webinars [PDF]

Discover Mental Health
Background Means restriction is an approach to suicide prevention that has been shown to be effective but is underutilized in the United States. For the current study, we sought to determine if a webinar-based education intervention could impact ...
Shayla A. Sullivant, Hung-Wen Yeh, Alex Hartwig, Omar Abdelmoity, Mark Connelly   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources