As part of the firearms special issue, author Giovanni Circo has contributed this blog post that articulates with his Original Article: Distance to trauma centres among gunshot wound victims: identifying trauma ‘deserts’ and ‘oases’ in Detroit Giovanni Circo is an assistant professor in the Henry C Lee College of Criminal Justice at the University […]
Month: September 2019
Location location location: the importance of injury location
As part of the firearms special issue, author Brianna Mills has contributed this blog post that articulates with her brief report Firearm assault injuries by residence and injury occurrence location. Brianna Mills is a Research Scientist at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center at the University of Washington in the United States. Dr. Mills […]
Income Inequality and Firearm Homicide in the United States
As part of the firearms special issue, authors Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, Duane Alexander Quistberg, Erin R Morgan, Anjum Hajat, Frederick P Rivara have contributed this blog post that articulates with their original article Income Inequality and Firearm Homicide in the United States: A County Level Cohort Study. The U.S. has one of the highest […]
“Lock to Live” for firearm safety: A tool for patient-centered injury prevention
As part of the firearms special issue, author Emmy Betz, MD, MPH (Twitter: @EmmyBetz) has contributed this blog post that articulates with her original article “Lock to Live”: Development of a firearm storage decision aid to enhance lethal means counseling and prevent suicide “Are there usually firearms in or near your home?” This […]
Preventing Firearm Suicide through the Social Ecological Model
As part of the firearms special issue, authors Adelyn Allchin, Vicka Chaplin, and Josh Horwitz have contributed this blog post that articulates with their Special Feature Limiting Access to Lethal Means Applying the Social Ecological Model for Firearm Suicide Prevention. Adelyn Allchin, MPH – Adelyn Allchin is the Senior Director of Public Health and Policy […]