Hunting firearm injuries, North Carolina.

Cole, Thomasb .; Patetta, Michael J.

doi:10.2105/ajph.78.12.1585

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“…16 Unintentional gun injuries are often associated with a rural, hunting lifestyle, and there are a few informative studies that explore the size and circumstances of huntingrelated unintentional gun injuries. [17][18][19] Due to the urban focus of the Journal, the issues specific to hunting-related unintentional injuries are not reviewed here.…”

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Unintentional Gun Injuries, Firearm Design, and Prevention: What We Know, What We Need to Know, and What Can Be Done

Frattaroli

Webster

Teret

2002

Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine

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Unintentional Gun Injuries, Firearm Design, and Prevention: What We Know, What We Need to Know, and What Can Be Done

Frattaroli

Webster

Teret

2002

Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine

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“…Because the proportion of unintentional firearm fatalities among all firearm deaths is low (Copeland 1984;Morrow and Hudson 1986), the total number of accidental hunting firearm fatalities is also low. Cole and Patetta (1988) conducted a case-by-case review of 78 fatal and non-fatal hunting firearm injuries, and Carter (1989) published statistical data on 6587 hunting firearm accidents collected by the North American Association of Hunter Safety Coordinators. Cole and Patetta (1988) conducted a case-by-case review of 78 fatal and non-fatal hunting firearm injuries, and Carter (1989) published statistical data on 6587 hunting firearm accidents collected by the North American Association of Hunter Safety Coordinators.…”

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Firearm fatalities and injuries from hunting accidents in Germany

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Accidental hunting firearm injuries and fatalities (257 cases from 1961 to 1992) were evaluated in detail. Most persons responsible for the accident were more than 40 years old and experienced in hunting, and 26% of the gunshot wounds were fatal. In 77% of cases the victim was shot by another person and in 23% the wound was self-inflicted. The firearms/ammunition used were pellets from shotguns (63%), bullets from rifles (31%), shotgun slugs (3.5%) and bullets from handguns (2.5%). In 22% of all accidents from pellets severe eyeball injuries were involved, and 38% of the wounds were caused from a distance of 5 m or less, including all self-inflicted injuries. The most frequent factors responsible for the accident were: improper handling of the firearm (37%), failure to notice the victim (24.1%), covering the victim while swinging on the game (14.8%), ricocheting projectiles (13.6%), inadequate storage of the firearm (11.7%) and mistaking the victim for game (9.3%). In some cases more than one factor contributed to the accident. Defective firearm/ammunition, as the only non-human factor, was involved in only 1.6% of accidents. Some aspects of the prevention and the forensic investigation of hunting accidents are discussed.

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“…While the risks associated with firearms during hunting are well-recognized, 5,21,22 including the passage of the BHunter Orange[ law in North Carolina in 1987 to 1988 aimed at reducing hunters_ deaths by making them wear orange clothing, 23 less attention has been focused on the dangers related to tree stands. Injuries associated with tree stands are avoidable with forethought and consideration of Bcommon sense[ safety rules.…”

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Deer Stand Fatalities in Kentucky

Shields

Stewart

2011

American Journal of Forensic Medicine &Amp; Pathology

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Hunting many types of wild game is an avidly pursued outdoor activity that attracts all ages and both genders at various times of the year. Deer hunting is a popular sport in many regions of North America. A variety of weapons are used in the hunting, trapping, and killing of game. As a variety of different modalities are used, myriad types of injuries unique to the type of hunting can occur. Most deer hunting-related fatalities identified at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Kentucky are accidental firearm injuries. Less commonly encountered are fatalities resulting from elevation of the hunter in a tree stand, often associated with poor design or construction of the perch. We present 2 tree stand-related deaths. One victim died of positional asphyxia due to reverse suspension from a hunting tree stand. The second victim died of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a 20-foot fall from a tree stand. We summarize the features of morbidity and mortality related to deer hunting based on investigations by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

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Hunting firearm injuries, North Carolina.

Cited by 45 publications

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Unintentional Gun Injuries, Firearm Design, and Prevention: What We Know, What We Need to Know, and What Can Be Done

Unintentional Gun Injuries, Firearm Design, and Prevention: What We Know, What We Need to Know, and What Can Be Done

Firearm fatalities and injuries from hunting accidents in Germany

Deer Stand Fatalities in Kentucky

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