Abstract
The public health community has long recognized unintentional gun injuries as a public health issue. In 1998 in the United States, 866 people died from unintentional gunshot wounds, resulting in a crude death rate of 0.32 per 100,000. Unintentional gun deaths have been declining since at least 1920, yet the reasons for this downward trend are not understood. Possible explanations, such as changes in gun ownership and demography, changes in access to guns among population subgroups, safety practices, and artifactual influences are discussed. Intervention strategies for reducing the risk of unintentional gun injury are also discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 49-59 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Urban Health |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
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Keywords
- Firearm design
- Unintentional gun injury
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Unintentional gun injuries, firearm design, and prevention : What we know, what we need to know, and what can be done. / Frattaroli, Shannon; Webster, Daniel W; Teret, Stephen P.
In: Journal of Urban Health, Vol. 79, No. 1, 2002, p. 49-59.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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