Firearm injury prevention counseling for patients with traumatic brain injury: a survey of brain injury physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Survivors of traumatic brain injury are at increased risk for firearm-related injuries, including suicide.

Aims

To determine current practices of Brain Injury Medicine (BIM) physicians and their rehabilitation teams in assessing patients' access to firearms and in providing firearm safety education, and the impact of having received training on this topic on physicians' likelihood of inquiring about patients' access to firearms.

Methods

14-item web-based cross-sectional survey of 86 U.S. physiatrists board-certified in BIM.

Results

81% of respondents indicated they believe BIM physicians should counsel their patients on firearm safety but only 12.9% reported always doing so. Fifteen percent reported always inquiring about their patients' access to fi

SUBMITTER: Ramsay I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10484094 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature