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Incidence, Distribution, and Lethality of Firearm Injuries in California From 2005 to 2015.
A description of the incidence and distribution of nonfatal firearm injuries and estimate case fatality ratios for firearm injuries within California from 2005 to 2015.
Firearms in Frail Hands: An ADL or A Public Health Crisis!
Challenges, barriers, screening, and recommendations for firearm access and safety among older adults with neurocognitive disorders.
Firearms, Dementia, and the Clinician: Development of a Safety Counseling Protocol
A firearm safety counseling protocol tool for dementia patients developed based on literature reviews from several databases.
“Safety in Dementia”: Development of an Online Caregiver Tool for Firearm, Driving, and Home Safety.
The paper discusses a decision aid for caregivers of individual's with dementia on how to improve their safety in the home, while driving, and when they have firearm access.
Suicide Risk in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review
A literature review of risk factors and protective factors for suicide and the association between suicide risk and Alzheimer's disease.
Violence In Older Adults: Scope, Impact, Challenges, And Strategies For Prevention
Risk factors, challenges, and recommendations for prevention of various forms of violence self-directed or directed towards older adults.
Racial and ethnic estimates of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in the United States (2015-2060) in adults aged ≥65 years.
Estimates on the future burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in the United States.
Temporary Transfer of Firearms From the Home to Prevent Suicide: Legal Obstacles and Recommendations
A summary of obstacles and recommendations on state firearm laws regarding temporary transfers for clinicians to effectively counsel their patients at-risk of suicide.
Law, Ethics, and Conversations between Physicians and Patients about Firearms in the Home
A discussion on state background check laws for gun transfers, safe gun storage laws, and laws forbidding physicians from engaging in certain firearm-related conversations with their patients.
Firearm Storage Maps: A Pragmatic Approach to Reduce Firearm Suicide During Times of Risk
A discussion about lethal means safety efforts in Colorado with firearm storage maps.
Law Enforcement and Gun Retailers as Partners for Safely Storing Guns to Prevent Suicide: A Study in 8 Mountain West States.
Analysis on the extent to which law enforcement agencies and gun retailers are willing to offer voluntary, temporary storage as part of a suicide prevention effort.
Disarm Domestic Violence
Disarm Domestic Violence provides information on domestic violence firearm prohibitions and civil protective order firearm removal for various states, as well as help resources for victims.