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3002-What constitutes a “serious and imminent” threat that would permit a health care provider to disclose PHI to prevent harm to the patient, another person, or the public without the patient’s authorization or permission?

Information that explains the deferral to the professional's judgment in determining the nature and severity of a threat to health or safety.

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520-Does HIPAA permit a provider to disclose PHI about a patient if the patient presents a serious danger to self or others

Information for health care providers regarding the circumstances in which the HIPAA Privacy Rule permits them to disclose personal health information (PHI).

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Firearm-Related Mortality: A Global Public Health Problem

Rivara, F.P., Studdert, D.M., Wintemute, G.J.
Journal of the American Medical Association , 2018

This study examines global trends in firearm-related mortality.

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Firearm mortality in California, 2000–2015: The epidemiologic importance of within-state variation

Pear, V. A., Castillo-Carniglia, A., Kagawa, R. M., et al.
Annals of Epidemiology, 2018

This study found interstate variability in firearm mortality that could impact future policy around firearm violence prevention.

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Firearm Ownership and Domestic Versus Nondomestic Homicide in the U.S.

Kivisto, A. J., Magee, L. A., Phalen, P. L., et al.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2019

This paper examines the association between gun ownership and domestic violence.

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Efficacy of a Universal Brief Intervention for Violence Among Urban Emergency Department Youth

Carter, P. M., Walton, M. A., Zimmerman, M. A., et al.
Academic Emergency Medicine, 2016

This study demonstrates that a brief intervention targeted to youth who present to the emergency department may result in a decrease in aggressive behaviors.

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Prevention of firearm injuries with gun safety devices and safe storage: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Systematic Review

Violano, P., Bonne, S., Duncan, T., et al.
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Violano, P., Bonne, S., Duncan, T., et al.

A study examining the manner of firearm storage at home and the differences in outcomes of intentional and unintentional injuries involving a firearm.

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What Are Parents Willing to Discuss with Their Pediatrician About Firearm Safety? A Parental Survey

Garbutt, J. M., Bobenhouse, N., Dodd, S., et al.
The Journal of Pediatrics, 2016

This paper finds that focusing on firearm injury prevention strategies during parental counseling can be more effective than direct interrogation.

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Firearm Violence Exposure and Serious Violent Behavior

Bingenheimer, J. B., Brennan, R. T., & Earls, F. J.
Science, 2005

This study finds that adolescents exposed to violence were more likely to become perpetrators of violence in the future.

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Survivors of Gun Violence and the Experience of Recovery

O'Neill, K. M., Vega, C., Saint-Hilaire, S., et al.
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2020

This research study interviews 20 survivors of firearm violence about their experiences during the recovery process.

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Violent trauma recidivism: Does all violence escalate?

Nygaard, R. M., Marek, A. P., Daly, S. R., et al.
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2018

This article examines different databases to characterize recedivism in trauma patients.

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Recidivism Rates Following Firearm Injury as Determined by a Collaborative Hospital and Law Enforcement Database

Marshall, W. A., Egger, M. E., Pike, A., et al.
The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2020

This epidemiological study looked at a database of firearm injury patients to determine incidence of recidivism in the years that followed the initial injury.

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