Pediatric Firearm Injuries and Fatalities

An ideal resource for both clinicians and public health advocates to develop a better understanding about pediatric firearm injuries in the U.S.

The book will address the role of firearms in suicide, homicide, and domestic violence.

The book will conclude with a background on the history of firearm research in the U.S. and future directions for decreasing firearm injuries in the U.S.

Will provide an overview of the etiology of firearm injuries in children, adolescents, and young adults and act as a practical clinical guide for firearm injury prevention at the individual patient, state and national levels.

Written by leading researchers in the field of pediatric and adolescent firearm prevention and clinical intervention