An intervention to improve safe firearm storage for adolescents presenting with suicide ideation or attempt in a pediatric emergency department

• Main Authors: Ashley Cleary (Author), Frannie Kaczor (Author), Maisie Finnegan (Author), John Schimek (Author), Abby Egen-Schimek (Author), Erin O'Donnell (Author), Marlene Melzer-Lange (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Firearm injuries are the second leading cause of death in American youth aged 15 to 24, and over half of these deaths are suicides. Self-harm deaths in Wisconsin among adolescents have increased by 34% since 2006. Each year, our pediatric emergency department (ED) staff care for...