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Thank you for your comments and questions of clarification1 pertaining to our article in CMAJ.2
Our definition of a firearm injury was based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th rev, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes for external causes of injury and includes only injury from discharge or malfunction of a firearm. This firearm definition is consistent with the definition of Section 2 of the Criminal Code of Canada which defines firearms as “a barrelled weapon from which any shot, bullet or other projectile can be discharged and that is capable of causing serious bodily injury or death to a person, and includes any frame or receiver of such a barrelled weapon and anything that can be adapted for use as a firearm.” This does not include cross-bows, slingshots, “Nerf guns” or water guns. These injuries do not include, for example, a hand injury from being pinched in the gun, or if the butt of a rifle were to be used in an assault.
We have done further analysis of our data around the types of firearms used ...
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