Citation

Fisher H, Drummond A. J. Emerg. Med. 1999; 17(3): 529-537.

Affiliation

Division of Emergency Services, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10338255

Abstract

There are more than seven million firearms in Canada and approximately 1400 firearm-related deaths per year. These figures are far greater than those for most European countries, but far less than those for the United States. This article will discuss the different classes of firearm deaths and the associated costs. Public health issues will be explored, especially as they relate to the involvement of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, as well as injury control recommendations.