Emergency department screening tool predicts firearm violence risk
1. In this prospective longitudinal study, the SaFETy score effectively predicted firearm violence risk among young adults presenting to the ...
Tag: gun violence
Sustained participation in hospital-based intervention programs reduces future community violence
1. In this retrospective cohort study, sustained participation in hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) reduced the risk of future violence, ...
Pediatric asthma morbidity is associated with geographic location and social determinants of health
1. Asthma morbidity and hospital utilization for unscheduled healthcare visits varies significantly (>10-fold differences) across geographic census tracts in Washington, D.C. ...
Extreme risk protection orders protect individuals from firearm threats
1. Extreme risk protection order (ERPO) laws were shown to protect respondents and family members from harming themselves or others ...
Morbidity and mortality associated with gun violence in the United States
1. Firearm use and related crime rates, deaths and injuries have increased disproportionately in the United States compared to other ...
Law enforcement and health care officials should partner to prevent gun violence
1. Recent growth in gun crime has sparked significant debate regarding regulations and prompted a shift in focus from response ...
School nurses essential in design and implementation of school safety programs
1. While several types of school safety programs have been adopted by academic institutions in the United States, there is ...
Worldwide perspective: a comparison of legislative and public health initiatives in five countries regarding firearm injuries
1. Germany and Japan, countries with notably low rates of gun violence, rely on stringent possession laws and background checks. ...
Quick Take: State Gun Laws, Gun Ownership, and Mass Shootings in the US: Cross-Sectional Time Series
In the United States, there are limited national gun laws, with significant variability between individual states. Previously studies have documented ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind March 11, 2019
Veverimer Versus Placebo in Patients with Metabolic Acidosis Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease: a Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled, Phase 3 ...
