The authors examined the association between risky behaviors and unintentional firearms fatalities among juveniles in this state-level study. The authors found tha accidental firearms deaths were associated... read more >

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... read more >

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... read more >

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... read more >

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... read more >

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... read more >

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... read more >

The author summarizes recent research on juvenile access to firearms, juvenile weapon carrying, variables associated with juvenile weapon carrying, and the unlawful use of weapons by juveniles. Since... read more >

The authors explored demographic, behavioral, and experiential factors that distinguish between firearm suicide and suicide by other means, using data collected by the Arizona Child Fatality Review Team... read more >

The authors examined the incidence of firearm deaths among all children younger than 14 years in North Carolina from January 1999 through December 2002 and estimated the time between the guns’ retail... read more >

The authors investigate the methods used of women suicides in Diyarbakir province, Turkey, between 1996 and 2001, using post mortem investigation and autopsy records. They found that 58% of suicides were... read more >