Objectives To estimate the national prevalence of firearm ownership and storage practices in the home, to compare storage practices in homes with and without children, and to analyze demographic characteristics related to firearm storage practices in homes with...
Objective To describe the incidence and circumstances of nonfatal firearm-related injuries among children and adolescents treated in US emergency departments. Design Data were obtained from the Firearm Injury Surveillance Study, 1993-1997; data were collected through...
Objective To examine medical and demographic factors associated with the firearm-related deaths among children in Kentucky. Design Retrospective review and multiple regression analysis. Data Source All firearm-related deaths among children younger than 20 years...
Objective To examine whether firearms are more frequently stored loaded, unlocked, or both in households with adolescents only (aged 13-17 years) compared with households with younger children only (aged 0-12 years). Design Random-digit-dial survey on firearms...
Objective To assess the accuracy of parental predictions about their children’s self-reported behavior around household guns. Design Survey. Setting Family practice clinic in rural Alabama. Participants Convenience sample of parents and their children aged 5 to...