Eve Bloomgarden, MD · @evebmd
406 followers · 559 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

We are scared for a reason πŸ₯Ί
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RT @sagar_ankita
Phone call with husband today

V: what is your escape plan when a patient walks in with a gun?
Me: ...de-escalate?
V: Run. Our family needs you... I need you.
Me:😭

is now an occupational hazard for workers.

Note: "when" vs. "if" twitter.com/EileenBarrettNM/st
twitter.com/sagar_ankita/statu

#itstheguns #abetterway #firearminjury #death #healthcare

Last updated 1 year ago

"A 3-year-old girl fatally wounded her 4-year-old sister in an unintentional shooting in Texas
(...)
The 3-year-old got hold of a loaded semiautomatic pistol, Gonzalez said. The family heard a gunshot and ran into the room, where they found the 4-year-old girl unresponsive on the floor.

β€œIt just seems like another tragic story of another child gaining access to a firearm and hurting someone else,”"

USA. USA. USA. Just so stupid. I hope the adults are charged with involuntary manslaughter.

πŸ”—: edition.cnn.com/2023/03/13/us/

#guns #firearms #firearminjury #gunsafety #gunculture

Last updated 2 years ago

CPIPR · @PopResearchCtrs
393 followers · 220 posts · Server sciences.social

Firearm caliber is associated with the likelihood of death from gunshot wounds in criminal assault.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/306460

#guns #firearms #firearminjury #firearmdeaths #crime

Last updated 2 years ago

Dana Bussing, MD · @GeriatricRehabDoc
101 followers · 41 posts · Server med-mastodon.com
Dana Bussing, MD · @GeriatricRehabDoc
100 followers · 38 posts · Server med-mastodon.com
Dana Bussing, MD · @GeriatricRehabDoc
95 followers · 31 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

has been the leading cause of death of children 1-19 since 2019, and increased 13.5% between 2019-2020. is a public health epidemic.
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejm

#firearminjury #gunviolence #gunfireepidemic #GunSafety #MomsDemand #safestorage

Last updated 2 years ago