+ Self-inflicted accidental gunshot wounds
- Author:
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Chung, Yung A.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Legal Medicine
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Education/Counseling, Local, Prevention, Public Health
- Keywords:
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medical examiner, self-inflicted gun death, toy gun, unintentional gunshot wound
The author examines toy gun designs that mirror current weapon designs, by reviewing all firearm deaths a Michigan county using medical examiner’s records from 1990 to 2000. He found an average of 500...
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+ Adolescent and Young Adult Suicide: A 10-Year Retrospective Review of Kentucky Medical Examiner Cases
- Author:
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Shields, Lisa B. E. / Hunsaker, Donna M. / Hunsaker, John C.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, State, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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FORENSIC pathology, Kentucky, MEDICAL examiners (Law), Suicide, TEENAGERS -- Suicidal behavior
The authors reviewed 108 Medical Examiner cases of suicide ages 11-17 and 358 cases ages 18-24 in Kentucky that occurred over the period 1993-2002. The major causes of death were the same for the two...
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+ Nonnatural deaths of adolescents and teenagers - Fulton County, Georgia, 1985-2004
- Author:
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Heninger M / Hanzlick R
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
- Topics:
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Age Group, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Georgia, Medical Examiner records, Nonnatural deaths
The authors reviewed all nonnatural deaths investigated and certified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner involving persons 10 to 19 years of age during the year 1985-2004. During the 20 year period,...
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+ Suicide among North Carolina women, 1989-93: information from two data sources
- Author:
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Runyan, C. W. / Moracco, K. E. / Dulli, L. / Butts, J.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Inj Prev
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Suicide, medical examiner, racial minority, suicide precursor
The authors examined characteristics and precursors of suicides among women aged 15 and older in North Carolina from 1989 to 1993, using medical examiner’s reports. They identified 882 suicides, suggesting...
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+ Drugs and Firearm Deaths in New York City
- Author:
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Galea, S. / Ahern, J. / Tardiff, K. / Leon, A. C. / Vlahov, D.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Journal of Urban Health-Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
- Topics:
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Ethnicity, Local, Medical
- Keywords:
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Drug Use, Firearms, New York City, medical examiner
The authors used Medical Examiner records data from New York City to examine the role of drugs in the incidence of firearm deaths from 1990 to 1998. From toxicology reports, they found that half of all...
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+ Are "accidental" gun deaths as rare as they seem? A comparison of medical examiner manner of death coding with an intent-based classification approach
- Author:
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Schaechter, J. / Duran, I. / De Marchena, J. / Lemard, G. / Villar, M. E.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Topics:
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Homicide, Local, Medical, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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intent-based classification, medical examiner, pediatric firearm death, unintentional gun death
The authors compared the proportion of pediatric unintentional gun deaths in Miami-Dade County based on manner of death coding by a medical examiner (ME) and an intent-based classification (IBC) for all...
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+ Changes in suicide methods in Quebec between 1987 and 2000: the possible impact of bill C-17 requiring safe storage of firearms
- Author:
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Caron J / Julien M / Huang JH
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Suicide Life Threat Behav
- Topics:
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International, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Adult, Canada, Coroners and Medical Examiners, Firearms statistics
The authors examine changes in the overall and firearm suicide rates for Quebec (Canada) before and after Bill C-17, which was implemented to secure safe storage of firearms. The authors note that firearm...
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+ Suicide by firearms - A 15-year experience
- Author:
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Kohlmeier, R. E. / McMahan, C. A. / DiMaio, V. J. M.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
- Topics:
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Medical, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Suicide, medical examiner
The authors review 1704 cases of firearm suicide (1984-1998) investigated by a large medical examiner’s office between 1984 and 1998. Descriptive information about the suicides is provided. Key findings...
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