+ The cost of firearm deaths in the United States: Reduced life expectancies and increased insurance costs
- Author:
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Lemaire, J.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Journal of Risk and Insurance
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Ethnicity, Gender, Homicide, Suicide, U.S./National
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Cost, Life insurance, Life lost, UNITED States, Violence
Data from the National Center for Health Statistics, the Centers for Disease Control and prevention, and the U.S. Census Bureau were used to calculate the “cost” of firearms deaths in the U.S. in terms...
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+ Firearm storage practices and rates of unintentional firearm deaths in the United States
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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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+ Determining objective injury prevention priorities
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Wiebe, D. J. / Nance, M. L. / Branas, C. C.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Injury Prevention
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Surveillance/Data Collection, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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FIREARMS accidents, PREVENTION, PSYCHIC trauma, UNITED States, Wounds & Injuries
Data from the period 2000-2004 were obtained from the National Trauma Data Bank, and four injury prevention priority scores were computed: injury prevention priority score, mortality priority score, hospital...
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+ Outcomes in Children and Young Adults Who Are Hospitalized for Firearms-Related Injuries
- Author:
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DiScala C / Sege R
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Medical, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Pediatrics, disability, unintentional injury
Outcomes for pediatric firearm injury patients, ages 19 and under, were compared by intent of the injury using data from the National Pediatric Trauma Registry. Among a total of 268 unintentional and...
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+ Nonfatal and fatal firearm-related injuries among children aged 14 years and younger: United States, 1993-2000
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Eber GB / Annest JL / Mercy JA / Ryan GW
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Homicide, Medical, Suicide, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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HOMICIDE, Suicide, accidents/unintentional, surveillance/data collection
Using data on emergency department visits from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, and mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System, the authors provide information on firearm-related...
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+ CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System: background and methodology
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Paulozzi LJ / Mercy J / Frazier L / Annest JL
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Injury Prevention
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Homicide, Public Health, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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NVDRS, report, violent death
The authors describe the goals and methods of a new surveillance called the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its objective is the collection...
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+ Acute traumatic injuries in rural populations
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Peek-Asa C / Zwerling C / Stallones L
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- American Journal of Public Health
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Public Health, U.S./National, Urban/Rural
- Keywords:
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Mortality, rural, unintentional injury, urban
The authors assess the factors that contribute to differences in rates and patterns of injury among rural and urban populations, using 2001 data from federal agencies. The unintentional injury mortality...
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+ A quantification of preventable unintentional childhood injury mortality in the United States
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Philippakis A / Hemenway D / Alexe DM / Dessypris N / Spyridopoulos T / Petridou E
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Injury Prevention
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Age Group, Public Health, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Mortality, Northeast, Youth, demographic
The authors evaluated the extent to which unintentional childhood injury deaths in the U.S. were preventable, using state data from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control over the period...
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+ Factors associated with state variations in homicide, suicide, and unintentional firearm deaths
- Author:
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Price JH / Thompson AJ / Dake JA
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- J Community Health
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Homicide, Legislation and Policy, Ownership, Suicide, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Gun ownership, Mortality, WISQUAR, cross-sectional, state
In this cross-sectional study, the authors explored the association between 16 contextual variables with the occurrence of homicide, suicide, and unintentional firearm deaths, using data from 1999 for...
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+ Firearms in US homes as a risk factor for unintentional gunshot fatality
- Author:
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Wiebe, Douglas J.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Accident Analysis & Prevention
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Ownership, Public Health, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Injury, household firearm, risk factor, risk of death
In this matched case-control study, the author examined the association between relative risk of death by an unintentional gunshot and having firearms in the home, using data from the National Mortality...
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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
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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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