Background Gun buyback programs aim to remove unwanted firearms from the community with the goal of preventing firearm injury and death. Buyback programs are held in many communities, but evidence demonstrating their effectiveness is lacking. The purpose of this study...
Firearms account for approximately half of all US suicide deaths each year despite being utilized in only a small minority of suicide attempts. We examined the extent to which overall suicide rates fluctuated relative to firearm and non-firearm suicide rates across a...
Background Firearm-related suicides comprise over two-thirds of gun-related violence in the United States, and gun laws and policies remain under scrutiny, with many advocating for revision of the regulatory map for lawful gun ownership, aiming at restricting access...
Purpose Individuals with poor physical and mental health may face elevated risk for suicide, particularly suicide by firearm. Methods This retrospective cohort study used statewide, longitudinally linked emergency department (ED) patient record and mortality data to...
Objective To determine the commonest site of non-suicidal self-inflicted firearm wound in comparison with accidental firearm wounds. Study Design Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study Combined Military Hospitals Jhelum, Bannu & Kharian, from Nov 2014...
