Methods We conducted a comprehensive PubMed search using Medical Subject Heading
terms and phrases pertaining to social EM topic areas (eg,“homelessness,”“housing …

Background Two-thirds of veteran suicides are attributable to firearm injury. Although half of
veterans who die by suicide are seen in primary care settings in the month prior to death …

Methods We conducted this single-center, prospective, quality improvement study (QI) in an
urban, academic ED with over 90,000 annual patient visits. The study looked at adult …

Background: Discussing safe storage of firearms, including access, during times of crisis
with veterans in primary care settings may enhance suicide prevention efforts. However …

Objective This study examined emergency department (ED) and behavioral health (BH)
provider attitudes and behaviors related to lethal means screening and counseling of …

The medical community recognizes that firearm injury is a public health problem. Yet we lack
both the tools for and the implementation of evidence-based firearm injury screening and …

Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey of a national convenience sample of EPs,
using questions adapted from the American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma …

Objective To describe VHA primary care clinician and staff perspectives on conducting
firearms storage safety (FSS) discussions in primary care, and to identify key approaches for …

Background Reducing access to lethal means is one of the few empirically supported
approaches for lowering suicide rates, and safe firearms storage practices have been …

Background Up to one-third of firearm-related suicides were carried out by individuals who
had consumed alcohol shortly before their death. Despite the critical role of firearm access …