减少儿童急诊室中面临自杀风险的年轻人使用枪支的机会
Sofia Chaudhary1,2,3, Kiesha Fraser Doh1,2,3, Emilie Morris4
1Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Frontiers in public health
|June 11, 2024
概括
儿科急诊室可以为有风险的青少年的照顾者提供致命手段咨询 (LMC). 这种干预措施改善了枪支安全储存的做法,并且是家庭可以接受的.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 紧急医疗 紧急医疗
背景情况:
- 与枪支有关的自杀是儿童死亡的主要原因.
- 致命手段咨询 (LMC) 是一种改善枪支安全储存实践的策略.
- 患有行为心理健康 (BMH) 投诉的年轻人面临风险.
研究的目的:
- 评估儿童急诊部 (ED) 行为心理健康 (BMH) 专家提供LMC的可行性.
- 在LMC干预后评估枪支安全实践的变化.
- 测量ED环境中LMC的护理人员接受度.
主要方法:
- 未来的试点研究涉及儿童ED. 在儿科的BMH投诉的年轻人的护理人员.
- 护理人员完成了干预前后关于枪支安全的调查.
- 由BMH专家提供了LMC,并为枪支所有者提供了安全存储设备.
主要成果:
- 在81名接近的护理人员中,有50人被录取;44%的人报告说家里有枪支.
- 超过80%的人认为ED枪支安全教育是有用和适当的.
- 在枪支所有者中,百分之百的人报告说,在一周的随访中,他们把所有枪支都储存在锁上.
结论:
- 在儿科ED中由BMH专家提供LMC对于高风险青少年的家庭来说是可行的.
- 护理人员对LMC很开心,认为它是有用的,可以接受的和适当的.
- 据报道,LMC和安全存储设备的分发导致了枪支安全存储实践的改善.
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