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Preventing Firearm Injuries

Preventing Firearm Injuries. WHAM. WHAM. W hat risks are observed on scene? H ow can we keep from coming back? A ction to take to prevent future injuries M aterials to leave behind . Firearm Injuries. Firearm injuries are the 4 th leading cause of injury death in Washington State (2005)

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Preventing Firearm Injuries

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  1. Preventing Firearm Injuries WHAM

  2. WHAM • What risks are observed on scene? • How can we keep from coming back? • Action to take to prevent future injuries • Materials to leave behind

  3. Firearm Injuries • Firearm injuries are the 4th leading cause of injury death in Washington State (2005) • Unintentional firearm death victims in 2005: • 4 deaths: 10 – 19 y.o. • 3 deaths: 20 – 29 y.o. • 5 deaths: 40 – 54 y.o. • 34% of Washington State households had a firearm (2004) Of these: • 7% kept a loaded firearm • 4% kept a loaded and unlocked firearm • Half the suicides in Washington State were committed with firearms--396 firearm suicides in 2005

  4. What risks are observed on scene? Dispatched to an accidental shooting, you find an 11-year-old male who has a minor injury from a gunshot wound to his right foot. He was showing the gun to a friend at the time of the shooting. The friend is scared but unhurt.

  5. How can we keep from coming back?

  6. Encourage adults to store firearms locked and unloaded, with bullets locked in a separate location Encourage use of a gun safe, lock box, trigger lock or chamber lock Combination or finger-sequence locks are recommended over key-type locks The American Academy of Pediatrics states: "...the absence of guns from children'shomes and communities is the most reliable and effective measureto prevent firearm-related injuries in children and adolescents…” Action to taketo prevent further injuries

  7. Materials to leave behind • Utilize WHAM folder on rig • Lok-It-Up “Firearm Locking Devices” brochure

  8. Further info on Preventing Accidental Firearm Injuries • Links: www.lokitup.org

  9. WHAM developed by:Central Pierce Fire & RescueCity of DuPont Fire DepartmentGig Harbor Fire & Medic OneSafe Kids Pierce CountyTacoma-Pierce County Health Dept. With funding from:West Region EMS & Trauma Care Council

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