Key Highlights:
A Call to Action: Firearm injuries have outpaced all medical causes of death in children over the past two decades. Dr. Haasz urges healthcare professionals to recognize the scale of this preventable crisis.
Safe Storage Saves Lives: Locking firearms, storing them unloaded, and keeping ammunition locked separately can drastically reduce unintentional injuries and suicides.
Violence Interruption Programs: These multidisciplinary initiatives pair hospital teams with community leaders to create individualized safety plans, provide crisis intervention, and build long-term protective relationships for at-risk youth.
Advocacy in All Forms: Whether at the bedside, in community groups, or through policy change, clinicians have the power—and responsibility—to advocate for firearm safety at every level.
Dr. Haasz reminds us: firearm injury prevention is not about control, it’s about safety. As clinicians, our voices matter—in hospitals, communities, and legislative spaces—to protect children and drive cultural change.
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