Annals of emergency medicine
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We studied a population of young adults who legally purchased handguns to determine whether an association exists between the purchase of an assault-type handgun and prior or subsequent criminal activity. ⋯ In this population, the purchase of an assault-type handgun was associated with both prior and subsequent criminal activity.
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To validate the Ottawa ankle rules to predict fractures in a French clinical setting when they are used by physicians not involved in their development. ⋯ Use of the Ottawa ankle rules by French emergency physicians not involved in the rules' development resulted in 99% sensitivity and had a potential of reducing radiography requests by 33%.
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Emergency medicine is growing rapidly as a specialty and is beginning to be recognized as an essential component of medicine in China. Traditional Chinese medicine and modern technology exist together. ⋯ The practice of emergency medicine in China was researched by direct observation at several Chinese cities and by literature review. China is taking the parts of the Western system it can use and implementing its own methods in the overall practice of emergency medicine.
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To characterize trends in annual estimates of nonfatal firearm-related injuries treated in US hospital emergency departments and to compare trends in quarterly rates of such injuries with those of firearm-related fatalities in the US population. ⋯ Analysis of national trends indicates that non-fatal and fatal firearm-related injuries are declining in the United States, although the rate of firearm-related deaths remains high, especially among males aged 15 to 24 years, in relation to other leading causes of injury death. An assessment of factors responsible for the decline in firearm-related injuries is needed to design further prevention efforts.