Citation

Cole TB, Patetta MJ. Am. J. Public Health 1988; 78(12): 1585-1586.

Affiliation

North Carolina Division of Health Services, Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Raleigh 27602.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2633758

PMCID

PMC1349519

Abstract

To determine the percentage of unintentional firearm-related injuries associated with hunting and to identify risk factors, we conducted a retrospective, descriptive survey of all hunting firearm injuries identified by two North Carolina surveillance systems. Almost one-third of unintentional shooting deaths are hunting-related, and young hunters appear to be at greatest risk of injury. Safety instruction and wearing highly visible clothing should be encouraged; controlled studies should test the effectiveness of these preventive measures.