• About
  • Masthead
  • License Content
  • Advertise
  • Submit Press Release
  • RSS/Email List
  • Write for us
  • Contact us
2 Minute Medicine
No Result
View All Result

No products in the cart.

SUBSCRIBE
  • Specialties
    • Cardiology
    • Chronic Disease
    • Dermatology
    • Emergency
    • Endocrinology
    • Gastroenterology
    • Imaging and Intervention
    • Infectious Disease
    • Nephrology
    • Neurology
    • Obstetrics
    • Oncology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Pediatrics
    • Preclinical
    • Psychiatry
    • Public Health
    • Pulmonology
    • Rheumatology
    • Surgery
  • Wellness
  • Classics™
    • 2MM+ Online Access
    • Paperback and Ebook
  • Rewinds
  • Visual
  • Partners
    • License Content
    • Submit Press Release
    • Advertise with Us
  • AccountLog-in/out
    • Subscribe
    • Sign-in
    • My account
2 Minute Medicine
  • Specialties
    • Cardiology
    • Chronic Disease
    • Dermatology
    • Emergency
    • Endocrinology
    • Gastroenterology
    • Imaging and Intervention
    • Infectious Disease
    • Nephrology
    • Neurology
    • Obstetrics
    • Oncology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Pediatrics
    • Preclinical
    • Psychiatry
    • Public Health
    • Pulmonology
    • Rheumatology
    • Surgery
  • Wellness
  • Classics™
    • 2MM+ Online Access
    • Paperback and Ebook
  • Rewinds
  • Visual
  • Partners
    • License Content
    • Submit Press Release
    • Advertise with Us
  • AccountLog-in/out
    • Subscribe
    • Sign-in
    • My account
SUBSCRIBE
2 Minute Medicine
Subscribe
Home All Specialties Emergency

American College of Physicians updates policy recommendations for reducing gun-related injuries and deaths in the U.S.

byCaitlyn HuiandDeepti Shroff Karhade
October 29, 2018
in Emergency, Public Health
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

1. The American College of Physicians (ACP) revises and expands on current policy recommendations regarding gun-related injuries and deaths.

2. The evidence for policy changes stemmed from a thorough literature review and discussions with experts in this field.

Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good)

Study Rundown: The United States has some of the highest firearm-related mortality rates among industrialized countries. The ACP has long advocated for reduced firearm-related injuries, and it has updated its policy recommendations related to gun-related injuries and death in the United States. The new policy recommendations expand on current policies based on newly available data. Generally, the authors reaffirmed several of the statements and provided new and revised policies related to other positions of the statement. A strength of this study was that evidence was reviewed from a variety of peer-reviewed and grey literature sources, including PubMed, Google Scholar, news articles and Web sites. The study was limited in that supporting evidence was not revisited for guideline positions deemed still relevant.

Click to read the study in Annals of Internal Medicine 

Relevant Reading: Yes, You Can: Physicians, Patients, and Firearms

In-Depth [policy statement]: The authors drafted a policy paper that addressed current ACP policies approved by the Board of Regents in April 2014. The authors identified positions that were still relevant and did not revisit supporting evidence for these positions. They further identified gaps in policy and re-evaluated new evidence related to recommendations that required modification or were newly introduced. The recommendations were based on literature reviewed by a variety of boards and councils with expertise in this domain. Some of the modified position statements included the guidelines regarding regulation of the purchase of legal firearms and best practices related to reducing risk of accidental or intentional injuries or deaths from firearms.

RELATED REPORTS

Childhood gun access associated with adverse outcomes in adulthood

Rising handgun ownership linked to increased firearm mortalities among young children

Public underestimates the relative frequency of firearm-related violent deaths

Image: PD

©2018 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. All rights reserved. No works may be reproduced without expressed written consent from 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. Inquire about licensing here. No article should be construed as medical advice and is not intended as such by the authors or by 2 Minute Medicine, Inc.

Tags: gun safety
Previous Post

Public underestimates the relative frequency of firearm-related violent deaths

Next Post

Gastric bypass most effective for weight loss among common bariatric procedures

RelatedReports

Quick Take: State Gun Laws, Gun Ownership, and Mass Shootings in the US: Cross-Sectional Time Series
Pediatrics

Childhood gun access associated with adverse outcomes in adulthood

July 6, 2021
Computed tomography improves diagnostic certainty in the emergency department
Pediatrics

Rising handgun ownership linked to increased firearm mortalities among young children

January 28, 2019
AAP supports mindfulness of children’s media consumption
Public Health

Public underestimates the relative frequency of firearm-related violent deaths

October 29, 2018
AAP supports mindfulness of children’s media consumption
Emergency

Stricter state firearm laws associated with lower rates of firearm suicide and homicide

March 13, 2018
Next Post
Hormone levels independent of BMI with contraceptive implant

Gastric bypass most effective for weight loss among common bariatric procedures

On-demand sildenafil (Viagra) shows limited effectiveness for Raynaud phenomenon

On-demand sildenafil (Viagra) shows limited effectiveness for Raynaud phenomenon

Preterm birth associated with lower high school academic performance

Preterm birth associated with lower high school academic performance

License Our Award-Winning Physician-Written Medical News and Visual Abstracts

2 Minute Medicine is the leading authoritative medical news licensing service, and the only with reports written by practicing doctors.

LICENSE CONTENT

Get 2MM+ Premium Access

No ads & unlimited access to all current reports, over 9000 searchable archived reports, visual abstracts, Weekly Rewinds, and the online edition of The Classics Series™ textbook.

Subscription Options
2 Minute Medicine

2 Minute Medicine® is an award winning, physician-run, expert medical media company. Our content is curated, written and edited by practicing health professionals who have clinical and scientific expertise in their field of reporting. Our editorial management team is comprised of highly-trained MD physicians. Join numerous brands, companies, and hospitals who trust our licensed content.

Recent Reports

  • #VisualAbstract: Bimekizumab shows a favourable 2-year safety profile in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis
  • Medical cannabis provides little improvement to sleep in chronic pain patients
  • Alzheimer disease in individuals with Down syndrome has similar variability in age of onset and mortality rate as autosomal dominant forms
License Content
Terms of Use | Disclaimer
Cookie Policy
Privacy Statement (EU)
Disclaimer

© 2021 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. - Physician-written medical news.

  • Specialties
    • Cardiology
    • Chronic Disease
    • Dermatology
    • Emergency
    • Endocrinology
    • Gastroenterology
    • Imaging and Intervention
    • Infectious Disease
    • Nephrology
    • Neurology
    • Obstetrics
    • Oncology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Pediatrics
    • Preclinical
    • Psychiatry
    • Public Health
    • Pulmonology
    • Rheumatology
    • Surgery
  • Wellness
  • Classics™
    • 2MM+ Online Access
    • Paperback and Ebook
  • Rewinds
  • Visual
  • Partners
    • License Content
    • Submit Press Release
    • Advertise with Us
  • Account
    • Subscribe
    • Sign-in
    • My account

© 2021 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. - Physician-written medical news.