Associations between Nonfatal Firearm Injuries and Risk of Subsequent Suicide among Veteran VA Users: A Retrospective Cohort Study

CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that Veterans' nonfatal firearm injuries, regardless of injury intent, may be important but underutilized opportunities for suicide prevention. Future work should explore mechanisms to reduce risk among these patients.PMID:36869632 | DOI:10.1111/acem.14711

Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - March 4, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kathleen F Carlson Tess A Gilbert Lauren Maxim Elizabeth R Hooker Sarah Shull Bryann DeBeer Susan DeFrancesco Lauren Denneson Source Type: research