Tag Archive for ‘violence prevention’
ACS COT hosts inaugural Medical Summit on Firearm Injury Prevention
An overview of the first Medical Summit on Firearm Injury Prevention hosted by the ACS COT February 10–11 is provided.
Looking forward – February 2019
In this month’s column, Dr. Hoyt underscores the College’s commitment to firearm injury prevention and safety and outlines the findings from a recent survey that assessed members’ experience with and attitudes toward firearm ownership.
Lethal means: The deadly combination of firearms and intimate partner violence
The correlation between intimate partner violence (IPV) and firearms are summarized as is the surgeon’s role in both IPV intervention and in advocating for evidence-based legislative solutions regarding access to firearms.
Gun violence and firearm policy: An introduction from the ACS COT
This article from the ACS Committee on Trauma is an introduction to the feature on gun violence and firearm policy in the U.S.
Gun violence and firearm policy in the U.S.: A brief history and the current status
An overview of the distribution and determinants of gun-related violence in the U.S. is summarized as are firearm-related policy and legislative initiatives.
Joint Commission issues alert on violence prevention in the health care workplace
Factors associated with health workplace violence, including understaffing and unrestricted public access to hospital rooms and clinics, are summarized.
Stemming the tide of violence
The ACS and The Joint Commission’s perspectives on the issue of violence prevention, including education, trauma system development, and establishing processes to ensure patient and employee safety, are summarized.
Looking forward – April 2018
Dr. Hoyt identifies nine new action steps developed by the ACS Board of Regents, the COT, and the ACS COT Firearm Strategy Team (COT-FAST) that are intended to reduce the burden of firearm violence while balancing personal freedom with responsibility.
Dateline: DC—April 2018
Summarizes the provisions in the omnibus funding legislation (H.R. 1625) for fiscal year 2018 that correspond to key ACS legislative priorities, including cancer research, the opioid epidemic, trauma research, and violence prevention.
The COT’s consensus-based approach to firearm injury: An introduction
Describes the ACS COT multilayered approach to reducing firearm-related injury and summarizes the epidemiology of these injuries, including associated costs for U.S. patients.
Violence intervention programs: A primer for developing a comprehensive program for trauma centers
A primer on developing a sustainable hospital-based violence intervention program, developed by the ACS COT Injury Prevention and Control Committee, is summarized.
