+ 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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+ Programs Target Youth Violence Prevention
- Author:
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Lamberg, Lynne
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
- Topics:
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Criminology, Education/Counseling, Law Enforcement, Local, Public Health
- Keywords:
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mentor, parenting skills, probation, youth violence prevention
The author describes several youth violence prevention programs across the country and evaluates their impact. These programs range from the Youth Violence Reduction Project in Philadelphia, Pa, which...
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+ Evaluation of a community-based handgun safe-storage campaign
- Author:
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Sidman, E. A. / Grossman, D. C. / Koepsell, T. D. / D'Ambrosio, L. / Britt, J. / Simpson, E. S. / Rivara, F. P. / Bergman, A. B.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Education/Counseling, Local, Storage
- Keywords:
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Accident Prevention, Safety, Storage, Washington, Wounds
The purpose of this article was to evaluation a King County, Washington-based public education campaign (1997-98) that promoted safe storage of firearms (i.e., keeping firearms unloaded and locked up),...
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+ Effective trauma center partnerships to address firearm injury: a new paradigm
- Author:
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Richmond TS / Schwab CW / Riely J / Branas CC / Cheney R / Dunfey M
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- J Trauma
- Topics:
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Education/Counseling, Legislation and Policy, Local, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Community, data, partnership, surveillance
In this evaluative study, the authors examined the role of trauma centers as lead organizations in local communities for acquiring community-specific firearm injury information and addressing firearm...
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+ Evaluation of the "Respect Not Risk" firearm safety lesson for 3rd-graders
- Author:
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Liller, K. D. / Perrin, K. / Nearns, J. / Pesce, K. / Crane, N. B. / Gonzalez, R. R.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- J Sch Nurs
- Topics:
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Education/Counseling, Local, Public Health, Storage, Students
- Keywords:
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Attitude, Safety, gun, knowledge, school
The authors evaluated the "Respect Not Risk" Firearm Safety Lesson for 3rd-graders in Pinellas County, Florida, using qualitative and quantitative data from six schools representing various socioeconomic...
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+ Public Opinion about Guns in the Home
- Author:
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Kellermann, A.L. / Fuqua-Whitley, D. S. / Sampson, T.R. / Lindenmann, W.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Injury Prevention
- Topics:
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Education/Counseling, Local, Ownership, Public Opinion
- Keywords:
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COUNSELING, Firearms, Survey, education
The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency of gun ownership, acquisition, and transfer; assess gun storage practices; and compare the opinions of firearm owning and non-owning adults...
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