Association between unintentional firearm injury characteristics and deaths in adolescents
Unintentional firearm injuries were more likely fatal when a peer was the shooter and when the shooting occurred at a residence. This amplifies the importance of safe home firearm storage and exploring other evidence-based approaches to decreasing youth access to firearms.
Authors
- Mairead Dillon
- Maya Haasz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3064-2015)
- Ashley Blanchard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1109-6373)
- Ashley Hollo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0975-9713)
- Jennifer A. Hoffmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1653-363X)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-024-00543-z
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.06