+ Reexamining the Association between Child Access Prevention Gun Laws and Unintentional Shooting Deaths of Children
- Author:
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Webster, D. W. / Starnes, M.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Topics:
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Accidents/ Unintentional, Age Group, Legislation and Policy, Storage
- Keywords:
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Child access prevention laws, unintentional firearms deaths
The aim of this study is to reassess whether child access prevention (CAP) laws, which hold adults criminally liable for unsafe firearm storage is associated with a decrease in unintentional firearm death...
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+ Gun Storage Practices and Risk of Youth Suicide and Unintentional Firearm Injuries
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Grossman, David C. / Mueller, Beth A. / Riedy, Christine / Dowd, M. Denise / Villaveces, Andres / Prodzinski, Janice / Nakagawara, Jon / Howard, John / Thiersch, Norman / Harruff, Richard
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Age Group, Storage, Suicide
- Keywords:
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ACCIDENTS -- Prevention, CHILDREN -- Mortality, Ownership, SUICIDAL behavior, U.S. states
Data from incidents in which a child or adolescent younger than 20 years gained access to a firearm and shot himself/herself intentionally or unintentionally or shot another individual unintentionally...
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+ Firearm storage practices and rates of unintentional firearm deaths in the United States
- Author:
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Miller, Matthew / Azrael, Deborah / Hemenway, David / Vriniotis, Mary
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Accident Analysis & Prevention
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Storage, Surveillance/Data Collection, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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CITIES & towns, Children, Household firearms, Mortality, Storage
Data on household firearm prevalence and storage practices by state from the 2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were analyzed along with unintentional firearm death counts and population...
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+ The Association Between Presence of Children in the Home and Firearm-Ownership and -Storage Practices
- Author:
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Connor, Susan M.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ownership, State, Storage, Urban/Rural
- Keywords:
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CHILDREN -- Wounds & injuries, FIREARMS accidents, HOUSEHOLDS, OHIO, Safety
522 responses to randomized telephone surveys of urban and rural households in northeast Ohio served as the basis for an examination of the influence of geography and presence of children younger than...
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+ Storage of poisonous substances and firearms in homes with young children visitors and older adults
- Author:
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Coyne-Beasley, Tamera / Runyan, Carol W. / Baccaglini, L. / Perkis, David / Johnson, R. M.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Storage
- Keywords:
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HAZARDOUS substances, OLDER people, Weapons
From March through June 2002, 637 adults living in a household in which at least one child less than 6 years old lived or visited at least once a year were surveyed about their poisonous substances and...
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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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+ Prevalence of household firearms and firearm-storage practices in the 50 states and the District of Columbia: findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002
- Author:
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Okoro, C. A. / Nelson, D. E. / Mercy, J. A. / Balluz, L. S. / Crosby, A. E. / Mokdad, A. H.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Storage, Surveillance/Data Collection, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Adults, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Children, Household firearms, Storage
Data from the 2002 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System were analyzed in order to examine the prevalence of household firearms and firearm-storages practices in the U.S. The data were also used...
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+ Parental misperceptions about children and firearms
- Author:
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Baxley, F. / Miller, M.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ownership, Storage
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Alabama, Child, Child Behavior, Child, Preschool
The authors surveyed 314 parents and their children at a family practice clinic in rural Alabama. Of the 201 homes that contained guns, 39% of parents who reported that their children did not know the...
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+ Are household firearms stored less safely in homes with adolescents?: Analysis of a national random sample of parents
- Author:
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Johnson, R. M. / Miller, M. / Vriniotis, M. / Azrael, D. / Hemenway, D.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Storage, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Adult, Child, Data Collection, Female
The authors used data from the National Firearms Study 2004, a telephone study of 392 adults in the U.S., in an examination of firearm storage practices in households with adolescents only (aged 13-17...
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+ Suicide and suicide attempts in adolescents
- Author:
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Shain, B. N.
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ownership, Storage, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Treatment
This report updates the previous statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics on suicide prevention among adolescents and is intended to assist the pediatrician in the identification and management...
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+ Firearm ownership and storage patterns among families with children who receive well-child care in pediatric offices
- Author:
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DuRant, R. H. / Barkin, S. / Craig, J. A. / Weiley, V. A. / Ip, E. H. / Wasserman, R. C.
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ownership, Storage
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Behavior, Child
The authors surveyed 3745 parents of children aged 2 to 11 years who went to pediatric offices for well-child examinations in 45 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. They found that 23% of families reported...
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