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Date
2025
Abstract
Firearms are the majority cause of pediatric deaths in the United States. Additionally, firearms are the most prevalent mechanism of lethal suicide in the United States. These deaths are largely preventable with safe firearm storage practices in the home. Clinicians often lack colloquial knowledge of nuances in firearm ownership leading to hesitancy in routinely screening patients for safe storage practices in non-acute situations. This project is meant to be utilized as a screening and educational tool for speaking to patients about their firearms and exploring potential unsafe practices they may be unaware of. Additionally, it provides local resources within Vermont for provider and patient utilization including storage facilities, cable lock distribution programs, and lethal means counseling training.
Clinical Site
Mountain Community Health
Keywords
Vermont, firearm safety, pediatric firearm safety, firearm storage, firearms, suicide prevention, lethal means safety
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Disciplines
Medical Education | Primary Care
Recommended Citation
Du, Joseph, "Speaking to patients about firearms: increased provider education for individual firearms safety counseling" (2025). Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects. 1154.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fmclerk/1154