Firearm-Related Injury and Death in the United States
Authors: Robert M. McLean
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2020)

Letters3 March 2020Firearm-Related Injury and Death in the United StatesFREERobert M. McLean, MDRobert M. McLean, MDAmerican College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (R.M.M.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L19-0744 SectionsAboutVisual AbstractPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:In August 2019, the American College of Physicians joined with 6 other physician and public health professional organizations in publishing a call to action regarding firearm injury and death as a major public health problem in the United States. We advocated for measures and impactful legislation that would reduce firearm injuries and deaths and protect patients and the communities that physicians serve. We have subsequently invited a wide variety of organizations to endorse the article. In addition to the organizations represented by the authors of the article, the following organizations are also officially endorsing the article and its recommendations:Alliance for Academic Internal MedicineAmerican Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and ImmunologyAmerican Academy of NeurologyAmerican Academy of OphthalmologyAmerican Academy of Physical Medicine and RehabAmerican Association of Clinical EndocrinologistsAmerican College of CardiologyAmerican College of Chest PhysiciansAmerican College of Obstetricians & GynecologistsAmerican College of Preventive MedicineAmerican Geriatrics SocietyAmerican Medical Group AssociationAmerican Medical Women's AssociationAmerican Psychological AssociationAmerican Society of HematologyAmerican Society of NephrologyAmerican Thoracic SocietyAssociation of American Medical CollegesC. Everett Koop Institute at DartmouthDoctors for AmericaEverytown for Gun SafetyGiffordsInstitute for Patient- and Family-Centered CareManhattan District Attorney's OfficeNational Council of Asian Pacific Islander PhysiciansNational Hispanic Medical AssociationNational Partnership for Women & FamiliesNewtown Action AlliancePrevention InstituteRenal Physicians AssociationScrubs Addressing the Firearms EpidemicSociety for Adolescent Health and MedicineSociety of Critical Care MedicineSociety of General Internal MedicineSociety of Interventional RadiologyStates United to Prevent Gun Violence Comments0 CommentsSign In to Submit A Comment Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (R.M.M.)Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M19-2441. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoFirearm-Related Injury and Death in the United States: A Call to Action From the Nation's Leading Physician and Public Health Professional Organizations Robert M. McLean , Patrice Harris , John Cullen , Ronald V. Maier , Kyle E. Yasuda , Bruce J. Schwartz , and Georges C. Benjamin Firearm-Related Injury and Death in the United States James R. Webster Metrics 3 March 2020Volume 172, Issue 5Page: 368KeywordsAcademic medicineAdolescent medicineDisclosureFirearm injuriesPatient advocacyPrevention, policy, and public healthPreventive medicineRenal critical careThoraxViolent crime ePublished: 3 March 2020 Issue Published: 3 March 2020 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2020 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...