A US study based on data from 2012 to 2014 suggests that, on average, 5,790
children in the United States receive medical treatment in an emergency
room each year for a gun-related injury. About 21% of those injuries
are unintentional.
From 2012 to 2014, on average, 1,297 children died annually from a gun-related injury in the US, according to the study, published in the journal Pediatrics on Monday.
The study also revealed which states in the US saw most of those deaths among children and which children may be most at risk for a gun-related injury.
“When you start putting numbers like that to real lives, real people every day who are injured by firearms … it confirms a statistic we already know a lot about,” said Weiser, who was not involved in the study.
Doctors also emphasize that there are methods available to safely secure and store firearms, away from children, and they recommend that parents employ those methods when keeping guns in the home.
Note EU-Digest: Guns are cheaper to buy in the US than medical services or some pharmaceutical drugs.
Read more: Guns kill nearly 1,300 US children each year, study says | WQAD.com
From 2012 to 2014, on average, 1,297 children died annually from a gun-related injury in the US, according to the study, published in the journal Pediatrics on Monday.
The study also revealed which states in the US saw most of those deaths among children and which children may be most at risk for a gun-related injury.
“When you start putting numbers like that to real lives, real people every day who are injured by firearms … it confirms a statistic we already know a lot about,” said Weiser, who was not involved in the study.
Doctors also emphasize that there are methods available to safely secure and store firearms, away from children, and they recommend that parents employ those methods when keeping guns in the home.
Note EU-Digest: Guns are cheaper to buy in the US than medical services or some pharmaceutical drugs.
Read more: Guns kill nearly 1,300 US children each year, study says | WQAD.com
No comments:
Post a Comment