Receptivity of providing firearm safety storage devices to parents along with firearms safety education
BackgroundIn the United States, 33% of households with children contain firearms, however only one-third reportedly store firearms securely. It’s estimated that 31% of unintentional firearm injury deaths can be prevented with safety devices. Our objective was to distribute safe storage devices, prov...
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| description | BackgroundIn the United States, 33% of households with children contain firearms, however only one-third reportedly store firearms securely. It’s estimated that 31% of unintentional firearm injury deaths can be prevented with safety devices. Our objective was to distribute safe storage devices, provide safe storage education, evaluate receptivity, and assess impact of intervention at follow-up.MethodAt five independent, community safety events, parents received a safe storage device after completing a survey that assessed firearms storage methods and parental comfort with discussions regarding firearm safety. Follow-up surveys collected 4 weeks later. Data were evaluated using descriptive analysis.Result320 participants completed the surveys, and 288 participants were gunowners living with children. Most participants were comfortable discussing safe storage with healthcare providers and were willing to talk with friends about firearm safety. 54% reported inquiring about firearm storage in homes their children visit, 39% stored all their firearms locked-up and unloaded, 32% stored firearms/ammunition separately. 121 (37%0.8) of participants completed the follow-up survey, 84% reported using the distributed safety device and 23% had purchased additional locks for other firearms.ConclusionParticipants were receptive to firearm safe storage education by a healthcare provider and distribution of a safe storage device. Our follow up survey results showed that pairing firearm safety education with device distribution increased overall use of safe storage devices which in turn has the potential to reduce the incidence of unintentional and intentional self-inflicted firearm injuries. Providing messaging to promote utilization of safe storage will impact a firearm safety culture change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-65211abafd024cabba820919113a79d62024-03-21T04:48:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652024-03-011210.3389/fpubh.2024.13524001352400Receptivity of providing firearm safety storage devices to parents along with firearms safety educationKiesha Fraser Doh0Kiesha Fraser Doh1Kiesha Fraser Doh2Zhana Bishop3Zhana Bishop4Trishanne Gillings5Jonathan Johnson6Angela Boy7Angela Boy8Rabbia S. Waris9Rabbia S. Waris10Amina M. Bhatia11Amina M. Bhatia12Matthew T. Santore13Matthew T. Santore14Harold K. Simon15Harold K. Simon16Harold K. Simon17Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, United StatesDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United StatesDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United StatesChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, United StatesDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United StatesEmory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United StatesChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, United StatesChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, United StatesEmory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United StatesChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, United StatesDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United StatesChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, United StatesDepartment of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United StatesChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, United StatesDepartment of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United StatesChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, United StatesDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United StatesDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United StatesBackgroundIn the United States, 33% of households with children contain firearms, however only one-third reportedly store firearms securely. It’s estimated that 31% of unintentional firearm injury deaths can be prevented with safety devices. Our objective was to distribute safe storage devices, provide safe storage education, evaluate receptivity, and assess impact of intervention at follow-up.MethodAt five independent, community safety events, parents received a safe storage device after completing a survey that assessed firearms storage methods and parental comfort with discussions regarding firearm safety. Follow-up surveys collected 4 weeks later. Data were evaluated using descriptive analysis.Result320 participants completed the surveys, and 288 participants were gunowners living with children. Most participants were comfortable discussing safe storage with healthcare providers and were willing to talk with friends about firearm safety. 54% reported inquiring about firearm storage in homes their children visit, 39% stored all their firearms locked-up and unloaded, 32% stored firearms/ammunition separately. 121 (37%0.8) of participants completed the follow-up survey, 84% reported using the distributed safety device and 23% had purchased additional locks for other firearms.ConclusionParticipants were receptive to firearm safe storage education by a healthcare provider and distribution of a safe storage device. Our follow up survey results showed that pairing firearm safety education with device distribution increased overall use of safe storage devices which in turn has the potential to reduce the incidence of unintentional and intentional self-inflicted firearm injuries. Providing messaging to promote utilization of safe storage will impact a firearm safety culture change.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1352400/fullsafe storagefirearmpediatricgunsafety device |
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| title | Receptivity of providing firearm safety storage devices to parents along with firearms safety education |
| title_full | Receptivity of providing firearm safety storage devices to parents along with firearms safety education |
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| title_sort | receptivity of providing firearm safety storage devices to parents along with firearms safety education |
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