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Research and development of training pistols for laser shooting simulation system

Defence Technology, 2020
Firearm shooting simulators are effective means for training the personnel in armed forces, police and shooting athletes. Shooter–weapon is a complex biomechanical system, therefore the best training quality is achieved when the process of a weapon shot ...
Algimantas Fedaravičius, Kestutis Pilkauskas, Egidijus Slizys, Arvydas Survila   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

US Residents' Recognition of Proper Use of Firearm Cable Locks.

JAMA Netw Open
This survey study examines the ability of firearm owners and nonowners to determine correct and incorrect cable lock use across different types of firearms.
Bandel SL, Moceri-Brooks J, Bond AE, Semenza D, Anestis MD.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

An Interactive Web-Based Lethal Means Safety Decision Aid for Suicidal Adults (Lock to Live): Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2020
BackgroundCounseling to reduce access to lethal means such as firearms and medications is recommended for suicidal adults but does not routinely occur. We developed the Web-based Lock to Live (L2L) decision aid to help suicidal adults and their families ...
Betz, Marian E, Knoepke, Christopher E, Simpson, Scott, Siry, Bonnie J, Clement, Ashley, Saunders, Tamara, Johnson, Rachel, Azrael, Deborah, Boudreaux, Edwin D, Omeragic, Faris, Adams, Leah M, Almond, Sydney, Juarez-Colunga, Elizabeth, Matlock, Daniel D   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Views on Firearm Safety Among Caregivers of People With Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias

JAMA Network Open, 2020
This survey study of caregivers of people with Alzheimer disease and related dementias assesses caregiver views on firearm safety risks, experiences with health care professional–delivered counseling, and preferred sources of information about firearm ...
M. Betz, D. Azrael, Rachel L. Johnson, C. Knoepke, M. Ranney, G. Wintemute, D. Matlock, Krithika Suresh, Matthew Miller   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Community-engaged crime prevention through environmental design and reductions in violent and firearm crime. [PDF]

Am J Community Psychol
Abstract In the U.S., crime and violence are concentrated in cities that have lost industry and population due to economic disinvestment and structurally racist policies. Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers have called for community‐level approaches that reduce violence in these cities by improving unsafe physical environments, increasing ...
Rupp LA, Bhatia S, Lee DB, Wyatt R, Bushman G, Wyatt TA, Pizarro JM, Wixom C, Zimmerman MA, Reischl TM.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

"Hey, let me hold your guns for a while": A qualitative study of messaging for firearm suicide prevention.

Behavioral sciences & the law, 2019
A recommended component of suicide prevention is encouraging at-risk individuals to voluntarily and temporarily reduce access to firearms and other lethal methods.
R. Pallin, B. Siry, D. Azrael, C. Knoepke, D. Matlock, Ashley Clement, M. Ranney, G. Wintemute, M. Betz   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Loaded Questions: Internet Commenters’ Opinions on Physician-Patient Firearm Safety Conversations

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017
Introduction Medical and public health societies advocate that healthcare providers (HCPs) counsel at-risk patients to reduce firearm injury risk. Anonymous online media comments often contain extreme viewpoints and may therefore help in understanding ...
C. Knoepke, Amanda Allen, M. Ranney, G. Wintemute, D. Matlock, M. Betz   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Data‐Driven Implementation Trials: Realizing Their Full Potential in Achieving the Promise of Learning Health Systems

Learning Health Systems, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The digital transformation of healthcare has generated unprecedented volumes of routine clinical data, enabling health system leaders, including quality improvement (QI) efforts, to optimize care using real‐time analytics. However, health system QI typically focuses on changes within localized environments; it is often limited in its ability ...
Charis X. Xie, Patricia D. Franklin, Theresa L. Walunas, Rinad S. Beidas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

, 2020
BACKGROUND Childhood 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, M. Moreno, E. Bennett, A. Rowhani-Rahbar   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Fear, Risk, and the Drill: Investigating the Emotional and Cognitive Outcomes of Participating in Lockdown Practices Among School Personnel

Psychology in the Schools, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lockdown drills are widely implemented in U.S. public K‐12 schools, yet little is known about their impacts on school employees. This study examines how participation in lockdown drills and emergency response training impact faculty, staff, and administrators' fear of harm (both personal and altruistic) and their perceived risk of a school ...
Jaclyn Schildkraut, Emily A. Greene‐Colozzi, Amanda B. Nickerson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source