By the Numbers: Firearms Stats in 2020
Firearm Sales Background Checks in 2020 21 Million. Up 60% from 2019 (source) Guns Sold March–May 2020 5.9…
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By the Numbers: Firearms Stats in 2020
Firearm Sales Background Checks in 2020 21 Million. Up 60% from 2019 (source) Guns Sold March–May 2020 5.9... -
Are the Benefits of Metal Detectors Worth the Costs?
When patients enter an emergency department or we begin our shifts, there is the expectation of safety.... -
Time to Put Negative Perceptions of Metal Detectors to Rest
Violence in the emergency department is not a new phenomenon. Our specialty has been fighting for workplace...
Are the Benefits of Metal Detectors Worth the Costs?
When patients enter an emergency department or we begin our shifts, there is the expectation of safety….
Time to Put Negative Perceptions of Metal Detectors to Rest
Violence in the emergency department is not a new phenomenon. Our specialty has been fighting for workplace…
By the Numbers: Firearms in the Emergency Department
Emergency department shooters: 23% use a security officer’s firearm. 27% of hospital-related shootings are motivated by a…
ACEP Board Considers Firearm Safety, Leadership Diversity, and More During January Meeting
In late January, the ACEP Board of Directors met and considered several issues related to practice trends…
Gunshot Victim Share Experiences from Las Vegas Mass Shooting
On Oct. 1, 2017, attendees of the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas were…
Emergency Physician and Victim Share Experiences from Las Vegas Mass Shooting
On Oct. 1, 2017, attendees of the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas were…
Injuries from Inner-City Guns Reignite Plea to Stop the Violence
“Don’t let me die,” he told me. As I provided supplemental oxygen to him at the head…
Gun Violence Is Studied Less than Other Major Causes of Death
(Reuters Health) – Research examining gun violence, and the funding to support it, significantly lags behind what…
ACEP Now Readers Weigh in on Firearms, Gun Violence
What is missing from this is the public health perspective in preventing these tragedies. In particular, it…