Exam 16: Preventing Firearm Injuries a Public Health Issue

A cross-sectional study evaluating the relationship between states with firearm laws and firearm-related deaths showed no association between the two.

In adolescents, for the years 2009 and 2010, CDC reports that more than half of all suicides were due to firearm injuries.

In 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11^th Circuit upheld a Florida law restricting conversations between physicians and patients about firearm ownership.

Which of the following data sources provide some information about firearm injuries?

In 2013, the Consortium for Risk-Based Firearm Policy recommended preventing temporary firearm access for people at increased risk for dangerous behavior, including which of the following?

Efforts to delay access to lethal means in individuals deciding about suicide may be an effective public health prevention strategy.

In the period 2012 to 2014, which of the following advocacy organizations were formed with a goal to prevent firearm violence?

Using data from CDC WISQARS, which region of the U.S. has the highest rate of deaths from firearm homicides?

One of the most striking features in the debates over firearm violence and potential public health solutions is:

An analysis of firearm-related homicide data by The Washington Post showed that the U.S. homicide rate is how many times higher than rates in many other developed countries?

Using data from CDC WISQARS, which U.S. states have the highest rates of death from firearm suicides?

Data from the 2004 national firearms survey in the U.S. showed that nearly two-thirds of firearms in the U.S. were owned by 20% of gun owners.

On the one-year anniversary of the Newtown, CT shootings, many state laws were passed that included more restrictions on firearms.

Major physician organizations such as the American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Physicians have published written policy recommendations about firearm injuries and death.

A 1997 firearm buy-back program in Australia reduced total firearms by about 20%.

In multiple studies about firearm buy-back programs in the U.S., researchers concluded that most guns collected were similar to those used to commit homicides and suicides.

Data from the 2004 national firearms survey in the U.S. showed that firearms owners were more likely to be male, white, and from an urban area in the U.S.

In 2013, the White House released a play to protect children and communities by reducing firearm violence. This plan was called:

Looking at CDC data from 2009 and 2010 about homicides and suicides in the 50 most populous U.S. metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), which of the following statements is true?

According to CDC, using data from 2009 and 2010, suicide is the 10^th leading cause of death in the U.S. and third leading cause of death for 10 to 19 year olds.