Physicians often encounter individuals who later commit firearm violence and many of these individuals have “well-recognized” risk factors, which presents physicians with an opportunity to conduct interventions and discuss safe fire arm behaviors, according to the ACP.
To date, more than 1,000 physicians have signed a formal pledge to talk to their patients about guns, counsel them on firearm safety and in the case of imminent danger, take further and immediate action.
“Even if just one firearm fatality or injury is prevented because a doctor talked to an at-risk patient, then
Uncategorized