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Title
Pediatric firearm injuries and fatalities : the clinician's guide to policies and approaches to firearm harm prevention / Lois K. Lee, Eric W. Fleegler, editors.
ISBN
9783030622459 (electronic bk.)
3030622452 (electronic bk.)
3030622444
9783030622442
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-62245-9 doi
Call Number
RA772.F57 P44 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification
363.33
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.
Note
Includes index.
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Digital File Characteristics
text file
PDF
Source of Description
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 01, 2021).
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783030622442
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.
