Advocacy groups on both sides of the guns issue frequently point to changing personal behavior--of both parents and children--as a key element in reducing gun violence among youth. Efforts to bring about these changes range from community-based campaigns, to laws and programs that encourage parents to store their guns safely, to educational initiatives that focus on keeping young children away ...

OBJECTIVES We examined the relationship between levels of household firearm ownership, as measured directly and by a proxy-the percentage of suicides committed with a firearm-and age-adjusted firearm homicide rates at the state level. METHODS We conducted a negative binomial regression analysis of panel data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Web-Based Injury Statistics Que...

INTRODUCTION Bolt gun or slaughterer's guns are used in meat industry for "humane killing" of animals. Injuries caused by bolt gun are rare, reported exclusively from central European countries. We report a case of 28 year old male, who accidentally shot himself with a bolt gun to his right thigh. CASE REPORT A 28 years old male presented to our Accident and Emergency department after acciden...

In January, in response to the shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, that left 20 schoolchildren and six adults dead, US president Barack Obama issued 23 executive orders to deal with gun violence in America. Among those was an order directing the USCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to research the causes and prevention of gun violence, an order di...

Abstract Penetrating trauma by energised fragments is the most common injury from an explosive event. Fragment penetrations to truncal region can result in lethal haemorrhage. Personal armour used mitigate ballistic threats; it comprises hard protect high-velocity bullets and soft against other threats (such as a hand gun) with low impact velocities. Current testing standards for do not focus o...

OBJECTIVES The objective was to describe the prevalence and correlates of past-year weapon involvement among adolescents seeking care in an inner-city emergency department (ED). METHODS This cross-sectional study administered a computerized survey to all eligible adolescents (age 14-18 years), 7 days a week, who were seeking care over an 18-month period at an inner-city Level 1 ED. Validated ...

OBJECTIVE To characterize non-fatal firearm related injuries other than gunshot wounds (non-GSWs) treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States that occur during routine gun handling and recreational use as well as violence related use of a firearm. METHODS Cases were identified through the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS). During the study period, 1 Jan...

Background: In the past decade, endoscopic technique has been applied as a feasible and less invasive approach to orthopedic surgeries. Minimally invasive, full-endoscopic surgery gained considerable attention in managing air gun injuries spine. Sacrum among wounds are rare few have published case reports. Here, we present management of gun-bullet injury pediatric spinal spine 5-year-old child ...