Pediatric firearm injuries and fatalities : the clinician's guide to policies and approaches to firearm harm prevention / Lois K. Lee, Eric W. Fleegler, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee, Lois K., editor.

Fleegler, Eric W., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Firearms accidents--United States--Prevention.

Firearms accidents.

Gunshot wounds--United States--Prevention.

Gunshot wounds.

Medical policy--United States.

Medical policy.

United States.

Firearms accidents--Prevention.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Pediatric firearm injuries are a significant public and medical community issue. Clinicians are on the front line caring for children, adolescents, and their families after a firearm injury or death. They also represent the best hopes for preventing firearm injuries to children and adolescents in the future. In circumstances of injury and violence they provide medical, mental health, and rehabilitative care. They also provide anticipatory guidance to prevent firearm injuries and deaths and should have a strong voice in the local, state and national discussions about firearm policies for injury prevention. This book provides an overview of the epidemiology and risk factors for firearm injuries in children and adolescents. It will serve as a practical clinical guide for firearm injury prevention at the individual, state and national levels. The beginning of the book focuses on the epidemiology of firearm injuries, primarily centered in the United States, but also including an international perspective. It addresses the role of firearms in suicide, homicide, and domestic violence, and examines mass shootings as well. The second half of the book focuses on preventive measures for firearm injuries including primary care and hospital-based interventions, community interventions, and state and federal legislation. It concludes with a background on the history of firearm research in the United States and future directions for decreasing firearm injuries. The book's overall focus is on public policy and the role of clinicians and public health advocates, while simultaneously offering practical tools and information about the clinician's role in intervention. Written by experts in the field, Pediatric Firearm Injuries and Fatalities is an ideal resource for pediatric, adolescent medicine, emergency medicine, primary care and family medicine clinicians. At the same time, it appeals to all clinicians and public health advocates wishing to develop a better understanding of pediatric firearm injuries and a path forward to decreasing them.

Contents:

Children and Firearms: Inevitable Interactions or Needless Calamities?

Access to Firearms and Youth Suicide in the US: Implications for Clinical Interventions

Firearm Homicide and Assaults

Unintentional Firearm Injuries in Children

School Shootings: No Longer Unexpected

Firearm Violence in the Pediatric Population: An International Perspective

Talking with Families: Interventions for Health Care Providers

Emergency Department and Hospital-Based Interventions

Depression and Means Restriction

Caring for Pediatric Patients after Gun Violence

Violence Intervention Advocacy Program and Community Interventions

Safety Devices for Firearms

Firearm Legislation and Advocacy

The Clinician Guide to Firearm Legislative Advocacy

Future Directions for Firearm Injury Intervention, Policy, and Research.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 01, 2021).

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9783030622459

3030622452

OCLC:

1236400374

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.