Firearm injury prevention, safety tips and secure storage: Why do pediatricians ask about guns

Firearm injury prevention, safety tips and secure storage: Why do pediatricians ask about guns?
Where is the best place to store a firearm? How do you keep guns safe from kids? What is the safest way to store a gun? Can I put a gun safe in my house?
Our guest is Lois Lee, MD, MPH, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Boston Children’s Hospital. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
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00:00 AMA Update April 19, 2024
00:05 AMA gun violence task force (gun violence and medicine)
00:52 Firearm deaths in the US: Unintentional Injury leading cause of death in children CDC (accidental death, child mortality)
01:04 Types of gun violence (firearm homicide, firearm suicide)
01:39 Secure firearm storage
02:11 Safe gun storage at home
02:56 Reasons to not have a gun in the house
03:47 Child gun safety: Is it safe to have a gun in the house?
04:24 How to ask about guns before a play date
05:34 Gun violence in America
06:22 Is it safe to have guns at home: Why does my pediatrician ask about guns?
07:19 Gun deaths: Firearms and suicide prevention
07:50 How to keep kids safe with guns in the home
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