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Prevention of Firearm Injuries Among Children and Adolescents

2019; American Medical Association; Volume: 173; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.1494

2168-6211

Rebecca M. Cunningham, Patrick M. Carter, Megan L. Ranney, Maureen A. Walton, April M. Zeoli, Elizabeth R. Alpern, Charles C. Branas, Rinad S. Beidas, Peter F. Ehrlich, Monika K. Goyal, Jason E. Goldstick, David Hemenway, Stephen Hargarten, Cheryl A. King, Lynn Massey, Quyen Ngo, Jesenia M. Pizarro, Lisa A. Prosser, Ali Rowhani‐Rahbar, F P Rivara, Laney A. Rupp, Eric Sigel, Jukka Savolainen, Marc A. Zimmerman,

Public Health Policies and Education

Firearm injuries are the second leading cause of death among US children and adolescents. Because of the lack of resources allocated to firearm injury prevention during the past 25 years, research has lagged behind other areas of injury prevention. Identifying timely and important research questions regarding firearm injury prevention is a critical step for reducing pediatric mortality.