Physician Involvement in Promoting Gun Safety.
counseling
ethics
firearms
physicians
Journal
Annals of family medicine
ISSN: 1544-1717
Titre abrégé: Ann Fam Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101167762
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2020
05 2020
Historique:
received:
08
07
2019
revised:
12
11
2019
accepted:
21
11
2019
entrez:
13
5
2020
pubmed:
13
5
2020
medline:
28
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Firearm-related deaths are on the rise in the United States, especially among our youth. Tragically, proper firearm storage and safety could have prevented a great number of these deaths. Professional and public health organizations have thus encouraged physicians to provide direct patient counseling on firearm safety. Yet, even with these recommendations, the majority of physicians are still not talking to their patients about this issue. There may be many reasons for this, including concerns about liability, feeling unprepared, patient discomfort, and lack of time during office visits. Despite these concerns, we argue that physicians have an ethical obligation to discuss firearm safety with their patients. Making these discussions a part of routine clinical care would go a long way in the bipartisan effort to protect public safety and improve public health.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32393563
pii: 18/3/262
doi: 10.1370/afm.2516
pmc: PMC7213995
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
262-264Informations de copyright
© 2020 Annals of Family Medicine, Inc.
Références
JAMA. 2015 Aug 4;314(5):449-50
pubmed: 26241594
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1995 Sep;149(9):973-7
pubmed: 7655601
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Apr;184(5):875-9; discussion 879-80
pubmed: 11303194
J Am Board Fam Pract. 2003 Jan-Feb;16(1):40-6
pubmed: 12583649
Pediatrics. 2008 Jul;122(1):e15-25
pubmed: 18595960
Ann Intern Med. 2016 Oct 18;165(8):543-550
pubmed: 27455516
Inj Prev. 2007 Apr;13(2):99-104
pubmed: 17446249
AMA J Ethics. 2018 Jan 1;20(1):56-68
pubmed: 29360028
Epidemiol Rev. 2016;38(1):87-110
pubmed: 26905894
Natl Vital Stat Rep. 2018 Jul;67(5):1-76
pubmed: 30248015
N Engl J Med. 2018 Dec 20;379(25):2468-2475
pubmed: 30575483
Ann Intern Med. 2014 Jun 17;160(12):821-7
pubmed: 24722784
Ann Intern Med. 2019 Oct 15;171(8):573-577
pubmed: 31390463
Pediatrics. 2012 Nov;130(5):e1416-23
pubmed: 23080412