Prevention of firearm injuries: It all begins with a conversation

Affiliations

¹ From the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicie, Department of Surgery, (D.A.K.), Las Vegas, Nevada; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Surgery, (R.F.), Cincinnati, Ohio; New Jersey Medical School/Rutgers University, Department of Surgery, (S.B.), Newark, New Jersey; University of Washington, Department of Surgery, (E.M.B.), Seattle, Washington; Connecticut Children's Hospital, Department of Surgery, (B.C.), Hartford, Connecticut; Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Surgery, (Z.C.), Boston, Massachusetts; University of California Los Angeles, Department of Surgery, (R.A.D.), Los Angeles, California; Ventura County Medical Center, Department of Surgery, (T.K.D.), Ventura, California; Mission Regional Medical Center, Department of Surgery, (E.J.K.), Orange County, California; Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, (D.A.L.), Atlanta, Georgia; Nemours Children's Specialty Care, Department of Surgery, (R.W.L.), Jacksonville, Florida; Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Surgery, (P.T.M.), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Texas Health Science University, Department of Surgery, (R.M.S.), San Antonio, Texas; and University of California San Francisco, Department of Surgery, (M.M.K.), San Francisco, California.

Deborah A Kuhls et al. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2020 Feb.

. 2020 Feb;88(2):e77-e81.

doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000002452.

¹ From the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicie, Department of Surgery, (D.A.K.), Las Vegas, Nevada; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Department of Surgery, (R.F.), Cincinnati, Ohio; New Jersey Medical School/Rutgers University, Department of Surgery, (S.B.), Newark, New Jersey; University of Washington, Department of Surgery, (E.M.B.), Seattle, Washington; Connecticut Children's Hospital, Department of Surgery, (B.C.), Hartford, Connecticut; Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Surgery, (Z.C.), Boston, Massachusetts; University of California Los Angeles, Department of Surgery, (R.A.D.), Los Angeles, California; Ventura County Medical Center, Department of Surgery, (T.K.D.), Ventura, California; Mission Regional Medical Center, Department of Surgery, (E.J.K.), Orange County, California; Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, (D.A.L.), Atlanta, Georgia; Nemours Children's Specialty Care, Department of Surgery, (R.W.L.), Jacksonville, Florida; Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Surgery, (P.T.M.), Boston, Massachusetts; University of Texas Health Science University, Department of Surgery, (R.M.S.), San Antonio, Texas; and University of California San Francisco, Department of Surgery, (M.M.K.), San Francisco, California.

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