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Title Firearm-related injuries and preventions.

Publication Info. Elk Grove Village, IL : American Academy of Pediatrics, [2017]
©2017

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Description 1 online resource (iii, 142 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).
1 online resource (1 poster (22 x 14 cm., folded)).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series AAP Pediatric collections
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Note Collection of articles from various AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) publications, including AAP News, Blog Articles, and eBooks. Articles originally published from 2012-2017.
Contents Study: 39% of parents wrongly believe children don't know where gun is stored -- Pragmatic firearm advocacy for pediatricians -- Pediatric firearm-related injuries in the United States -- Regardless of gun control views, pediatricians' mission is to keep children safe -- Evidence in policy on firearms injuries points to need for safety counseling -- Firearm-related injuries affecting the pediatric population -- Focus on subspecialties: pediatric firearm injuries and mental illness: fact, fiction, opportunities in ED -- Importance of gun injury prevention -- Hospitalizations due to firearm injuries in children and adolescents -- Characteristics of youth seeking emergency care for assault injuries -- Weapon involvement in the vicitimization of children -- Study: Gunfire kills or injures more than 7,000 children per year -- Confronting the firearm injury plague -- Childhood firearm injuries in the United States -- Prevent youth assault by assaulting firearm violence -- Firearm violence among high-risk emergency department youth after an assault injury -- Help wanted: studies of firearm injuries affecting children -- Firearm possession among adolescents presenting to urban emergency department for assault -- Firearm homicide and other causes of death in delinquents: a 16-year prospective study -- Preventing gun injuries in children -- gunshot injuries in children served by Emergency Services -- Gun violence trends in movies.
Note Includes infographic poster: 3 Firearm Safety Facts and Myths.
"Pragmatic firearm advocacy for pediatricians; Pediatric firearm-related injuries in the United States, Firearm-related injuries affecting the pediatric population; Hospitalizations due to firearm injuries in children and adolescents; Weapon involvement in the victimization of children"--Front cover.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Children and violence -- United States -- Prevention.
Children and violence.
United States.
Gunshot wounds -- United States -- Prevention.
Gunshot wounds.
Firearms -- United States.
Firearms.
Gun control -- United States.
Gun control.
Medical policy -- United States.
Medical policy.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author American Academy of Pediatrics, issuing body.
Other Form: Print version: Firearm-related injuries and preventions. Elk Grove Village, IL : American Academy of Pediatrics, [2017] 1610021703 (OCoLC)1005914143
ISBN 9781610022750 (electronic book)
1610022750 (electronic book)
1610021703
9781610021708