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Review
. 1994 Sep;6(3):525-33.

Caught in the crossfire: children, guns, and trauma

P A Moloney-Harmon, S J Czerwinski
  • PMID: 7946207
Review

Caught in the crossfire: children, guns, and trauma

P A Moloney-Harmon et al. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 1994 Sep.

Abstract

Violence, especially that related to the use of firearms, has become a leading cause of death in children in the United States. Providing physical and psychosocial care for the child with a gunshot wound is a nursing challenge. Nurses can and must play a major role in helping to prevent this public health problem.

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