TY - JOUR PY - 2013// TI - Community gun safety in central Pennsylvania JO - Journal of trauma nursing A1 - Wargo, Christina A1 - Erdman, Deborah A. A1 - Smith, Jill Gray A1 - Widom, Kenneth A1 - Reardon, Judith SP - 67 EP - 73 VL - 20 IS - 1 N2 - Firearm-related injuries are a public health issue in the United States. In rural Pennsylvania, it is a familiar way of life to have a gun or guns in the home. Safety behaviors along with gun storage in the home, specifically where there are young children (aged 6 years and younger), are a concern for this level I regional resource center in rural Pennsylvania. Head Start families were surveyed regarding gun safety habits before and after safety educational activities. A noteworthy number of families reported changing behaviors regarding better safety habits for storing and use of firearms in the home postsurvey.

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LA - en SN - 1078-7496 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JTN.0b013e318287b58e ID - ref1 ER -