Crossen Eric J, Lewis Brenna, Hoffman Benjamin D
Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR.
Pediatr Rev. 2015 Feb;36(2):43-50; quiz 51. doi: 10.1542/pir.36-2-43.
Firearms are involved in the injury and death of a large number of children each year from both intentional and unintentional causes. Gun ownership in homes with children is common, and pediatricians should incorporate evidence-based means to discuss firearms and protect children from gun-related injuries and violence. Safe storage of guns, including unloaded guns locked and stored separately from ammunition, can decrease risks to children, and effective tools are available that pediatricians can use in clinical settings to help decrease children's access to firearms. Furthermore, several community-based interventions led by pediatricians have effectively reduced firearm-related injury risks to children. Educational programs that focus on children's behavior around guns have not proven effective.
每年都有大量儿童因故意或意外原因，在枪支相关事件中受伤或死亡。有孩子的家庭中，枪支拥有情况很常见，儿科医生应采用循证方法，讨论枪支问题，并保护儿童免受与枪支相关的伤害和暴力。安全存放枪支，包括将未上膛的枪支锁好并与弹药分开存放，可以降低儿童面临的风险，并且有有效的工具可供儿科医生在临床环境中使用，以帮助减少儿童接触枪支的机会。此外，由儿科医生主导的多项社区干预措施已有效降低了儿童面临的与枪支相关的伤害风险。专注于儿童在枪支周围行为的教育项目尚未证明有效。
