+ Keeping children safe around guns: Pitfalls and promises
- Author:
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Hardy, Marjorie S.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Aggression & Violent Behavior
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Age Group, Education/Counseling, Legislation and Policy, Prevention
- Keywords:
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CHILDREN & death, CHILDREN -- Wounds & injuries, DEATH -- Causes, HEALTH
The author reviewed the more commonly used approaches designed to prevent firearm violence and unintentional injury and examine their effectiveness. The approaches reviewed included legislative reform,...
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+ Towards an understanding of involuntary firearms discharges - Possible risks and implications for training
- Author:
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Heim, Christopher / Schmidtbleicher, Dietmar / Niebergall, Eckhard
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Policing-an International Journal of Police Strategies & Management
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Education/Counseling, Law Enforcement, Students
- Keywords:
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25 students participated in a series of trials that required them to move one limb while holding a pistol in order to identify factors that lead to accidental firearm discharges. Results suggest that...
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+ 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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+ A multidisciplinary youth violence-prevention initiative: Impact on attitudes
- Author:
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Chang, D. C. / Cornwell, E. E. / Sutton, E. R. H. / Yonas, M. A. / Allen, F.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, PREVENTION, Violence
A total of 97 youths between the ages of 7 and 17 (average age 12.6 years) participated in a study to gauge the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary violence-prevention program. Participants were surveyed...
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+ Evaluation of age-appropriate firearm safety interventions
- Author:
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Howard, P. K.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Pediatr Emerg Care
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Students
- Keywords:
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Age Factors, Child Behavior, Health Education/ methods, Pediatric Nursing/methods, Safety
The authors compared three possible methods to teach firearm safety to children. 67 kindergarten and first grade students were divided into four groups and tested about their firearm safety knowledge...
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+ Injury prevention advice in top-selling parenting books
- Author:
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Hunter, W. M. / Helou, S. / Saluja, G. / Runyan, C. W. / Coyne-Beasley, T.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Storage, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Child, Injury, Literature, PREVENTION, Parents
The authors reviewed 46 top selling parenting books on health and/or safety published between 1984 and 2003. Of books geared toward parents of younger children, none of the top 10 messages related to...
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+ Teaching Safety Skills to Children to Prevent Gun Play: An Evaluation of in Situ Training
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Miltenberger, Raymond C. / Gatheridge, Brian J. / Saterlund, Melisa / Egemo-Helm, Kristin R. / Johnson, Brigitte M. / Jostad, Candice / Kelso, Pamela / Flessner, Christopher
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Accidents, Children, PREVENTION, Safety skills, TRAINING
This study evaluated the effectiveness of training 4 and 5 year olds not to touch or play with firearms that they encounter. Children were taught that guns are dangerous, and were instructed to: (1) stop,...
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+ Elementary school teachers' involvement in firearm safety education
- Author:
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Price, J. H. / Murnan, J. / Thompson, A. J. / Dake, J. A. / Telljohann, S. K.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- J Sch Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling
- Keywords:
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Child, PREVENTION, Safety skills, Teachers, Wounds
A survey assessing elementary school teachers’ firearm safety education activities and perceptions of the importance of firearm safety was completed by 352 participants. Only 1% of the teachers reported...
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+ Preliminary evaluation of a parent training program to prevent gunplay
- Author:
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Gross, Amy / Miltenberger, Raymond / Knudson, Peter / Bosch, Amanda / Breitwieser, Carrie Brower
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Behavior, Child, Parent
This small study evaluated the effectiveness of using parents to deliver a behavioral skills training program designed to teach children gun safety skills. At three month follow up, three out of four...
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+ Peer tutoring to prevent firearm play, Acquisition, generalization and long term maintenance of safety skills
- Author:
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Jostad CM / Miltenberger RG / Kelso P / Knudson P
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Children, Firearm Safety Skills, Peers, Tutors
The authors examined the use of peers as tutors as a way to decrease the time and resources needed to teach firearm safety skills to children. They found that all 6 children in the study acquired the...
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+ Impact of pediatricians' perceived self-efficacy and confidence on violence prevention counseling, A national study
- Author:
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Finch SA / Weiley V / Ip EH / Barkin S
- Date:
- 2008
- Publication:
- Maternal and Child Health Journal
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention, Storage
- Keywords:
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Confidence, Gun removal, Parents, Pediatrician, Violence
The authors surveyed a random sample of American Academy of Pediatrics Fellows, who provide health supervision for children ages 2-11, on violence prevention topics. Most pediatricians (64%) reported...
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