Firearm injury prevention can’t stop at the exam room
We health care providers are teachers. Teaching is rooted in the very definition of our profession: The word doctor derives from the Latin docere, meaning “to teach.” Every day, we counsel patients about smoking, nutrition, vaccines, substance use, and injury prevention because we know that education influences health behaviors, improves decision-making, and ultimately saves lives. Firearm injury prevention belongs in those conversations as an important part of comprehensive care.
Clinicians who …
Firearm injury prevention can’t stop at the exam room
