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A Consensus-Driven Agenda for Emergency Medicine Firearm Injury Prevention Research
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2 2017
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Source: Ann Emerg Med. 69(2):227-240
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Alternative Title:Ann Emerg Med
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Description:Objective
To identify critical Emergency Medicine (EM)-focused firearm injury research questions and to develop an evidence-based research agenda.
Methods
National content experts were recruited to a technical advisory group for the American College of Emergency Physicians Research Committee. Nominal Group Technique (NGT) was used to identify research questions by consensus. The technical advisory group decided to focus on five widely accepted categorizations of firearm injury. Subgroups conducted literature reviews on each topic and developed preliminary lists of EM-relevant research questions. In-person meetings and conference calls were held to iteratively refine the extensive list of research questions, following NGT guidelines. Feedback from external stakeholders was reviewed and integrated.
Results
Fifty-nine final EM-relevant research questions were identified, including questions that cut across all firearm injury topics and questions specific to self-directed violence (suicide and attempted suicide); intimate partner violence; peer (non-partner) violence; mass violence; and unintentional (“accidental”) injury. Some questions could be addressed through research conducted in emergency departments (EDs); others would require work in other settings.
Conclusions
The technical advisory group identified key EM-relevant firearm injury research questions. EM-specific data is limited for most of these questions. Funders and researchers should consider increasing their attention to firearm injury prevention and control, particularly to the questions identified here and in other recently developed research agendas.
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Pubmed ID:27998625
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5272847
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Volume:69
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