Unintended shootings in a large metropolitan area: An incident-based analysis

Ismach, Richard B.; Reza, Avid; Ary, Roy D.; Sampson, Tomoko Rie; Bartolomeos, Kidist; Kellermann, Arthur L.

doi:10.1067/mem.2003.7

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“…Indeed, unintentional injuries resulting from SIGW has been found to be a small but significant number; 4.3% in a study from a metropolitan area. 13 That study showed a disproportionately high number of cases in the paediatric age range and predominantly affected areas outside of the head and neck region (89.1%). Using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, it has been shown that the survival of those affected by unintentional wounds is greater than from those of intentional wounds.…”

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confidence: 84%

Gun orientation in self-inflicted craniomaxillofacial gunshot wounds: risk factors associated with fatality

Johnson

Markiewicz

Bell

et al. 2012

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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confidence: 84%

Gun orientation in self-inflicted craniomaxillofacial gunshot wounds: risk factors associated with fatality

Johnson

Markiewicz

Bell

et al. 2012

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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“…Because the small number of respondents who reported optimal storage methods precluded more detailed analysis, safe storage was defined for the purposes of this study as being locked with a trigger lock or kept in a locked safe, locked drawer, or locked gun cabinet. Under this definition, 22% of gun owners (26) reported storing all firearms in the household safely. Only 1 gun owner specifically reported storing at least 1 gun loaded and unlocked, whereas 11% reported storing loaded guns locked or locked up.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…13,[21][22][23][24] The majority of both intentional and unintentional firearm fatalities and injuries result from handgun use. [25][26][27][28] Although gun ownership is highest in rural households, rural gun owners are more likely to report owning long guns for hunting and recreational purposes, rather than handguns, which are generally kept for self-protection or home defense. 22,24 Although intentional firearm mortality and morbidity is highest in poor, inner-city areas, low-income urban minorities have the lowest reported rates of gun ownership.…”

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The Association Between Presence of Children in the Home and Firearm-Ownership and -Storage Practices

Connor

2005

Pediatrics

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ABSTRACT. Objective. American children's ready access to firearms contributes to high rates of firearmrelated injuries. Understanding the factors that influence storage decisions is critical for prevention. This study examined the influence of geography and presence of children <16 years old in the home on firearm-ownership and storage decisions of northeast-Ohio residents.Methods. Analysis was based on 522 responses to randomized telephone surveys of urban and rural households in northeast Ohio. Relationships between 4 dependent variables (firearm ownership, type of firearm owned, reasons for owning, and storage) and 2 independent variables (geography and presence of children in the home) were evaluated using odds ratios and multinomial logistic regression.Results. Firearms were significantly more common in rural (31%) than in urban (13%) households. Twenty-two percent of gun owners reported securing all firearms with trigger locks or storing them in locked safes, drawers, or gun cabinets; 12% reported storing guns unlocked and either loaded or together with ammunition. Most gun owners (66%) reported storing all firearms unlocked, unloaded, and separate from ammunition. Rural respondents without children were approximately twice as likely as those with children to have handguns, but children did not influence long-gun ownership. In the urban group, the presence of children was not related to likelihood of firearm ownership. Having children in the home was not significantly associated with higher rates of safe storage for either group.Discussion. These results illustrate the inadequacy of 1-size-fits-all interventions and highlight the need to better understand gun owners' reasoning about children and guns to design and implement successful interventions. Physicians and others interested in reducing pediatric exposure to firearms cannot be credible messengers on gun-safety topics if they cannot demonstrate an understanding of the issues from the perspective of patients and their families. Pediatrics 2005;115:e38-e43. URL: www.pediatrics.org/cgi

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“…That ITC Catterick has been related to a higher proportion of injuries is unsurprising given its level of intensive firearms training to new recruits. Prevention strategies in the civilian literature largely concern children [29,30], and the case for widespread adoption of loaded chamber indictors and magazine safeties is discussed elsewhere [31,32]. It is worth recalling that Road Traffic Collisions continue to be the leading cause of service death closely followed by enemy action [5].…”

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confidence: 99%