A Medscape poll published October 2, 2017 reports that he majority of healthcare professionals said they have been experienced and been the victims of verbal and physical violence in the work place. This study surveyed nearly 2400 healthcare workers, including nurses, physicians, pharmacists and other providers, about workplace violence following the death of Tracy Sin-Yee… Read More
From the October 2, 2017 Guardian which has a very interesting visual of the results of mass shootings The attack at a country music festival in Las Vegas that left at least 58 people dead is the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history – but there were six other mass shootings in America this… Read More
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is partnering with a national suicide prevention organization, called the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The subject of suicide is a sensitive one, especially among gun rights advocates. And while many gun owners recognize the problem — that some two-thirds of all firearms deaths are self-inflicted — they are… Read More
This quick JAMA infographic from December 13, 2016 looks at firearm deaths in the United States and globally from 1990 to 2015. The burden of firearms—excluding self-harm and accidental deaths—for the top 5 countries by GDP, global deaths per 100,000 people, the relationship of firearm death rates to Socio-demographic Index (SDI) quintiles, and the distribution… Read More
This November 2016 Modern Health article looks at the fatalistic view many gun violence survivors and witnesses have and how it affects their lives and future behaviors. This is especially true with children who are repeatedly exposed to violence. The trauma surrounding exposure to gun violence is not disputed, especially among children. In 1995, the… Read More
There has been tremendous disagreement in healthcare policy as to whether gun laws have any effect. This study looked at Australia which introduced some major gun reforms. In 1996, Australia’s state and federal governments introduced sweeping uniform gun laws that were progressively implemented in all 6 states and 2 territories between June 1996 and August… Read More
In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history in Orlando, FL, the American Medical Association voted overwhelmingly June 14, 2016 to call on Congress to lift the decades-old ban on federal funding on gun research. Since 1996, there has been an effective “ban” by a lack of funding of CDC research on… Read More
