Emergency Physicians’ Familiarity with the Safe Handling of Firearms
Introduction: Emergency physicians (EP) experience high rates of workplace violence, the risks of which increase with the presence of weapons. Up to 25% of trauma patients brought to the emergency department (ED) have been found to carry weapons. Given these risks, we conducted an educational needs...
Main Authors: | Kaitlin Ray, Anne Grossestreuer, Nicole Dubosh, Edward Ullman, Matthew Pirotte |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2019-01-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/62t4v406 |
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