CDC’s FASTER (Firearms Injury Surveillance Through Emergency Rooms) in DC

[MaverickNH]

Workbook: DC FASTER DASHBOARD

CDC funded 3-year grants to nine states & DC to take ER case data and create Dashboards for firms injuries. DC used it to find most firearms injuries afflict young, Black males, 40% of whom go on to die from subsequent shootings. What new was learned?



Utah also captures ER data, concluding ”Nearly three-quarters of all unintentional injuries in the state are to males between the ages of 15 and 44, most of whom accidentally shoot themselves while mishandling or cleaning the weapons.” Conclusions are caveated by the limitation that in 64% of ER firearms injuries the cause was undetermined or missing. So, conclusions were based on only ~1/3rd of data.



Your tax dollars at work!

 

[Mesatchornug]

Shouldn't that be FISTER?

 

[Drix]

Those Utah numbers are embarassing from a clinical research point of view. Do you have a link to the study? I'd like to see the raw for DC and see what their undetermined numbers are

 

[Mountain]

Elephant in the room as seen through a different tint of goggles.

 

[PDB]

Shouldn't that be FISTER?

Definitely more accurate, both for spelling and their intent.

 

[StevieP]

You can't see it, but I have a 'shocked face.'



Who'da thunk it?

Oh, everyone thunk it? My bad...

 

[Kevin_NH]

Clearly what we need is to deliver safe firearms handling training for all BIPOC communities, cut back on those unintentional injuries, eliminate "cleaning accidents".

 

[Rob Boudrie]

You can't see it, but I have a 'shocked face.'

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Who'da thunk it?

Oh, everyone thunk it? My bad...

Relevant questions:

- What percentage of those doing the shootings have LTCs?
- What percentage of those doing the shootings who do not have LTCs would qualify if they applied?

The opposition seems to be missing the facts that LTC holders carrying are not the problem. Even pre Bruen, about 92% of those licensed to own handguns in MA had unrestricted LTCs.

 

[Dennis in MA]

Shouldn't that be FISTER?

Yeah. That was my first thought.

"We need to take you to the Emergency Room."

"NOOO. Last time I got FISTER'D. My a-hole still isn't right!"