Firearm injury prevention, safety tips and secure storage: Why do pediatricians ask about guns?

Where is the best place to store a firearm? How do you keep guns safe from kids? What is the safest way to store a gun? Can I put a gun safe in my house?

Our guest is Lois Lee, MD, MPH, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Boston Children’s Hospital. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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🧸 Access AAP recommendations on gun safety for kids: https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/gun-safety-and-injury-prevention/

🧰 Get the AAP gun safety toolkit for more resources on gun safety and children: https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/campaigns-and-toolkits/gun-safety/

🟣 For more about the AMA firearm injury prevention task force, watch: https://youtu.be/VYMhjKaUBz0?si=_QOEwCdJacs_rzXg

📢 Read the American Medical Association statement on guns: https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-adopts-new-policies-firearm-violence-0

⚖️ Review AMA policy on firearms (gun violence policy):
https://policysearch.ama-assn.org/policyfinder/search/%22Firearms%22/relevant/1/

🔍 Find AMA policy on kids and guns: https://policysearch.ama-assn.org/policyfinder/detail/%22Firearms%22?uri=%2FAMADoc%2FHOD.xml-0-547.xml

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