Community-level firearm injury surveillance: Local data for local action

Kellermann, Arthur L.; Bartolomeos, Kidist; Fuqua-Whitley, Dawna; Sampson, Tomoko Rie; Parramore, Constance

doi:10.1067/mem.2001.117273

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“…Consequently, health-care providers frequently fail to report shootings. 16 While the reporting of violent assaults that result in treatment by the ED is low among law enforcement, reporting by medical staff of some violent offenses that result in treatment is also low. For various reasons, some health-care providers choose not to report.…”

Section: Death In Custody Reporting Actmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…15 In USA, 13 % of shootings resulting in ED care in Atlanta were not included in citywide police records. 16 Researchers found that a number of medically documented nonfatal shootings could not be matched with a corresponding police report. Several cases involved severe or multiple gunshot wounds.…”

Section: Death In Custody Reporting Actmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some EDs may not have the technological software to link medical and police reports so they choose not to report at all. 16 An exhaustive review of studies on the recording of violence by medical and police services found no studies which captured how nonfatal police-involved shootings were recorded. Furthermore, there appears to be almost no international, systematic, ethically sound ED and police collaboration.…”

Section: Death In Custody Reporting Actmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…18 Although most states require medical personnel to report all nonfatal shootings to law enforcement, the rate of compliance is unknown. 16 For example, the state of Georgia requires health-care workers to report suspected cases of firearm assault to local law enforcement agencies but it does require reporting to a regional or state agency. Consequently, health-care providers frequently fail to report shootings.…”

Section: Death In Custody Reporting Actmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A three-city study found that 9 % of medically documented cases of gunshot injuries could not be matched with a corresponding police report. 16,17 Other US studies on the recording of WHO SHOT YA? HOW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS CAN COLLECT RELIABLE POLICE... S13…”

Section: Death In Custody Reporting Actmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Who Shot Ya? How Emergency Departments Can Collect Reliable Police Shooting Data

Richardson¹,

Vil

Cooper

2015

J Urban Health

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This paper examines an alternative solution for collecting reliable police shooting data. One alternative is the collection of police shooting data from hospital trauma units, specifically hospital-based violence intervention programs. These programs are situated in Level I trauma units in many major cities in USA. While the intent of these programs is to reduce the risk factors associated with trauma recidivism among victims of violent injury, they also collect reliable data on the number of individuals treated for gunshot wounds. While most trauma units do a great job collecting data on mode of injury, many do not collect data on the circumstances surrounding the injury, particularly police-involved shootings. Research protocol on firearm-related injury conducted in emergency departments typically does not allow researchers to interview victims of violent injury who are under arrest. Most victims of nonfatal police-involved shootings are under arrest at the time they are treated by the ED for their injury. Research protocol on victims of violent injury often excludes individuals under arrest; they fall under the exclusion criteria when recruiting potential participants for research on violence. Researchers working in hospital emergency departments are prohibited from recruited individuals under arrests. The trauma staff, particularly ED physicians and nurses, are in a strategic position to collect this kind of data. Thus, this paper examines how trauma units can serve as an alternative in the reliable collection of police shooting data.

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Section: Death In Custody Reporting Actmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Death In Custody Reporting Actmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Death In Custody Reporting Actmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Death In Custody Reporting Actmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Death In Custody Reporting Actmentioning

confidence: 99%

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