By the Numbers: Unintentional Pediatric Firearm Injury and Safe Gun Storage
Despite news headlines, only about 6% of youth firearm deaths are unintentional/accidental. (reference) Unintentional/accidental youth firearm deaths…
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By the Numbers: Unintentional Pediatric Firearm Injury and Safe Gun Storage
Despite news headlines, only about 6% of youth firearm deaths are unintentional/accidental. (reference) Unintentional/accidental youth firearm deaths... -
ACEP Now Responds to Mass Shootings
Lately, there seem to have been so many public mass shootings that the most recent one could... -
By the Numbers: Firearm Suicides
In 2017 60% of U.S. gun deaths were due to suicide (source) Nationally 90% of suicide attempts...
ACEP Now Responds to Mass Shootings
Lately, there seem to have been so many public mass shootings that the most recent one could…
By the Numbers: Firearm Suicides
In 2017 60% of U.S. gun deaths were due to suicide (source) Nationally 90% of suicide attempts…
Opinion: ACEP Should Avoid the Firearms Debate
As an ACEP member, I share what many other members desire from membership: ACEP should make my…
How Emergency Physicians Are Working to Prevent Firearm Injury
As emergency physicians, we are the first and often the only physicians to see victims of firearm…
ACEP Applauds U.S. House Passage of Universal Background Checks Bill
ACEP sent a letter of support for HR 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, introduced…
ACEP Member Dr. Megan Ranney to Co-Chair Gun Safety Working Group
Megan Ranney, MD, MPH, FACEP, has been named co-chair of Rhode Island’s Gun Safety Working Group by…
Highlights from the ACEP17 Research Forum
The ACEP Research Forum, held at our annual scientific meeting, focuses on cutting edge research. In 2017,…
Firearm-Related Hospitalizations Cost U.S. Billions in Health Care Costs
(Reuters Health) – The initial hospitalizations for firearm-related injuries in the United States cost an average of…
ACEP President Dr. Jay Kaplan Responds to Comment about Statement on Orlando Mass Shooting
Dr. Durston – In response to your allegation that my response to the Orlando mass shooting was…