Module 4: Thoracic Injuries
Segment 1: Firearm Injuries
Websites
Preventing Firearm Injury and Death
A website with a variety of information related to firearm violence and injury prevention. Includes links to related topics. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA))
Violence Prevention
A website with links to violence prevention topics, including firearm violence. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA))
Videos
Basic MRI Safety
A lecture describing important MRI safety issues. (SMRT Safety Committee)
Bullets Go Deep
Dr. Laurie Punch's TED talk about gun violence and it's health impact, by making bullets the focus. (TED talk)
Firearm Injury and Death
Gun and associated gunshot injuries are the leading cause of death for children and a top cause of death for adults in the US. In this video, see how ballistic testing is helping clinicians understand how bullet mass and velocity impact gunshot injuries. (JAMA Network)
Paper
Firearm Violence
The American Trauma Society's 2022 position statement on firearm violence prevention. (American Trauma Society)
WHO Mortality Database
A searchable database for global mortality statistics. (World Health Organization)
Injuries and violence
The incidence and impact of intentional and unintentional injuries across the age spectrum. (World Health Organization)
Provincial Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Report Card
Links to a variety of statistics related to the care of patients with traumatic brain injury in the Canadian Provinces. (Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation)