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Nonfatal Firearm-Related Injuries

  1. National Estimates of Nonfatal Firearm-Related Injuries: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg, Joseph L. Annest, PhD; James A. Mercy, PhD; et al, JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), Vol. 273, No. 22, June 14, 1995, pp. 1749-1754.

    Key Statistic: The rate of nonfatal firearm-related injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments was more than two-and-a-half times the national rate of fatal firearm-related injuries for 1992.

    This study presents national estimates of nonfatal firearm-related injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms. This study also offers a detailed look at the number and characteristics of nonfatal firearm-related injuries.

  2. Unintentional, Nonfatal Firearm-Related Injuries: A Preventable Public Health Burden, Nancy Sinauer, MPH; Joseph L. Annest, PhD; et al, JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), Vol. 275, No. 22, June 12, 1996, pp. 1740-1743.

    Key Statistics: It is estimated that more than 17,000 persons with unintentional, nonfatal gunshot wounds are treated in hospital emergency departments annually, of which 38 percent have injuries severe enough to require hospitalization. Most injuries involve a handgun (57 percent), and result from common gun-related activities such as: gun cleaning, loading/unloading, hunting, target shooting, and showing, handling, or carrying.

    This study presents national estimates of unintentional, nonfatal firearm-related injuries treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms. This study also offers a detailed look at the number and characteristics of unintentional, nonfatal firearm-related injuries.


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   Five Publications Every
   Advocate Needs

   Firearms Violence - General
   Firearms Homicide
   Firearms Homicide and
   Domestic Violence
   Firearms Homicide in
   the Workplace
   Firearms Suicide

   Suicide Among Older
   Americans

   Unintentional Firearm-Related
   Deaths
   Nonfatal Firearm-Related Injuries
   Costs of Firearms Violence
   Firearms and Crime
   Firearms Ownership,
   Concealed Carrying, and
   Self-Defense Use
   Firearms Industry - General
   Licensed Dealers

   Marketing Firearms to
   Women and Youth

   Appendix One: Groups
   and Organizations

   Appendix Two: Understanding
   and Using Statistics






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