Firearm Safety Counseling in Pediatric Primary Care

Injury from firearms is the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States. Prevention requires a multi-pronged approach involving clinicians and policy. One evidence-based method to improve firearm safety is counseling with lock provision. Through sharing our experiences...

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Published inNorth Carolina medical journal (Durham, N.C.) Vol. 84; no. 4; p. 230
Main Authors O'Hare, Kitty, Eichner, Brian, Moses, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.2023
Subjects
Adolescent
Child
Counseling - methods
Firearms
Humans
North Carolina
Pediatrics
Primary Health Care
Safety
Wounds, Gunshot - prevention & control
North Carolina
John Moses
Kitty O’Hare
Duke Health
health policy
north carolina
firearm safety
Brian Eichner
firearm storage
injury and violence prevention
public health
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Summary:Injury from firearms is the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States. Prevention requires a multi-pronged approach involving clinicians and policy. One evidence-based method to improve firearm safety is counseling with lock provision. Through sharing our experiences, we aim to inspire more health care practices to adopt firearm safety prevention strategies.
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ISSN:0029-2559
DOI:10.18043/001c.81268