Hofmann Luke J, Keric Natasha, Cestero Ramon F, Babbitt-Jonas Rachelle, Khoury Leen, Panzo Melissa, Perez Javier Martin, Cohn Stephen M
Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.
Surgery, Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, USA.
Cureus. 2018 Nov 16;10(11):e3599. doi: 10.7759/cureus.3599.
Background In the United States, there is a constant debate between the proponents of the right to bear arms and those desiring to reduce the epidemic of gun violence. We sought to capture the trauma surgeons' perspective on gun control. Methods We presented an on-line based survey to the members of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST). Survey questions were chosen to reflect the popular media poll questions as well as trauma-specific perspectives. We compared the trauma surgeons' perspectives to that of the general populace from a poll conducted by the New York Times (NYT). Results A total of 120 trauma surgeons responded to the survey. The age group ranged from 34 to 82 years, and the median age was 51. Most respondents were male (64%, = 67) and worked at a Level I trauma center (80%, = 96) in an academic setting (67%, = 80). About half of the responding surgeons owned a household firearm (40%; = 48 of the AAST members vs. 47%; = 521 of the general populace). Sixty-one percent of the trauma surgeons (= 73) and 53% (= 588) of the NYT respondents favor stricter gun control laws. While 80% (= 888) of the NYT respondents felt that mental health screening and treatment would decrease gun violence, only 56% ( = 67) of surgeons felt that mental health screening would be beneficial. The majority (90%, = 999) of the NYT poll respondents favor a law restricting the sale of guns only by licensed dealers. Only (66%, = 79) of the trauma surgeons were in agreement with the stricter gun sale legislation by licensed dealers. Conclusion Trauma surgeons appear to share similar views with the general American populace regarding gun violence and injury control.
在美国，支持持枪权的人士与希望减少枪支暴力泛滥的人士之间的争论一直不断。我们试图了解创伤外科医生对枪支管制的看法。方法：我们向美国创伤外科协会（AAST）的成员进行了一项在线调查。选择的调查问题既反映了大众媒体民意调查的问题，也反映了创伤方面的特定观点。我们将创伤外科医生的观点与《纽约时报》（NYT）进行的一项民意调查中普通民众的观点进行了比较。结果：共有120名创伤外科医生回复了调查。年龄范围为34岁至82岁，中位年龄为51岁。大多数受访者为男性（64%，n = 67），在一级创伤中心工作（80%，n = 96），且工作于学术环境（67%，n = 80）。约一半的回复外科医生拥有家用枪支（40%；AAST成员中的n = 48，而普通民众中的比例为47%；n = 521）。61%的创伤外科医生（n = 73）和53%（n = 588）的《纽约时报》受访者支持更严格的枪支管制法律。虽然80%（n = 888）的《纽约时报》受访者认为心理健康筛查和治疗会减少枪支暴力，但只有56%（n = 67）的外科医生认为心理健康筛查会有帮助。《纽约时报》民意调查的大多数受访者（90%，n = 999）支持一项仅限制有执照经销商销售枪支的法律。只有66%（n = 79）的创伤外科医生同意有执照经销商实施更严格的枪支销售立法。结论：在枪支暴力和伤害控制方面，创伤外科医生似乎与美国普通民众持有相似的观点。
