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Prior nonfatal firearm injuries in detainees of a large urban jail.
May, J P; Ferguson, M G; Ferguson, R; Cronin, K.
Afiliação
  • May JP; Cermak Health Services of Cook County, Chicago, IL 60608-5107, USA.
J Health Care Poor Underserved ; 6(2): 162-75; discussion 175-6, 1995.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7795030
ABSTRACT
Detainees of large urban jails have may health risks including injuries related to violence and firearms. A survey of 582 randomly selected detainees entering the Cook County Department of Corrections during the summer of 1994 found that 51 percent had previously entered hospitals for violence-related injuries, and 26 percent survived prior gunshot wounds. Patterns of firearm injuries were different from patterns of violence affecting the general population. Factors common to those with prior firearm injuries included witnessing a shooting at an early age, tattoos, previous sexually transmitted diseases, easy access to a semiautomatic weapon, and prior incarceration. Implications and prevention strategies are discussed.
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Bases de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Prisioneiros / Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: J Health Care Poor Underserved Assunto da revista: SERVICOS DE SAUDE Ano de publicação: 1995 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos
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Bases de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Prisioneiros / Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: J Health Care Poor Underserved Assunto da revista: SERVICOS DE SAUDE Ano de publicação: 1995 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos