Injuries
Letters from Maine
Tidying up a motley crew
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Child gun deaths lowest in states with strictest firearm laws
ORLANDO – Suicide rates were lowest in states with laws specifically restricting youth access to firearms.
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Sofa and bed injuries very common among young children
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From the Journals
AAP advises moderate physical, cognitive activity after sports concussion
A clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics counsels children to return to reduced activities post concussion versus total rest.
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Most perpetrators in school shootings brought guns from home
Researchers found that mental illness or a developmental disability were factors in 20% of 61 cases analyzed.
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Most kids can’t tell real firearms from toy guns
Children’s inability to tell the difference between real and toy guns was not influenced by whether their parents owned guns or had talked to them...
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AAP renews public health approach to gun injury prevention
ORLANDO – The AAP seeks to find a non-political way to discuss gun safety.
From the Journals
ACP beefs up firearms policy
Restrictions on semiautomatic weapons, better background checks added to 2014 policy.
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Kids and guns: Injury costs rose as incidence fell
From the Journals
New AAP policy statement addresses teen driver risks
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Decline of infant walker–related injuries continues
The 2010 federal mandatory safety standard is one part of a larger picture.