Adequate Funding for Injury Prevention Research Is the Next Critical Step to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality From Firearm Injuries.

Abstract

Firearms are responsible for more than 33,000 deaths and 84,000 injuries every year.(1) The U.S. firearm fatality rate is the highest among all industrialized nations, with recent research demonstrating that Americans are ten times more likely to die from a firearm-related cause than residents of 22 other similar high-income countries.(2) In fact, over 80% of all firearm-related deaths due to homicides, suicides, and unintentional firearm injuries that occur in industrialized nations happen in the U.S. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Language: en