An intervention to improve safe firearm storage for adolescents presenting with suicide ideation or attempt in a pediatric emergency department

An intervention to improve safe firearm storage for adolescents presenting with suicide ideation or attempt in a pediatric emergency department

Abstract Background Firearm injuries are the second leading cause of death in American youth aged 15 to 24, and over half of these deaths are suicides. Self-harm deaths in Wisconsin among adolescents have increased by 34% since 2006. Each year, our pediatric emergency department (ED) staff care for...

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Main Authors: Ashley Cleary, Frannie Kaczor, Maisie Finnegan, John Schimek, Abby Egen-Schimek, Erin O’Donnell, Marlene Melzer-Lange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
Subjects:
Suicide
Firearms
Firearm lockboxes
Emergency department
Injury prevention
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-022-00399-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-022-00399-1

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