U.S., March 20 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07482982) titled 'Firearm Screening in the Pediatric Emergency Department' on Jan. 13.
Brief Summary: Firearm injuries is the leading cause of death for children in the United States with approximately 5,000 children being injured or killed by firearms annually. Estimates show there are over 400 million legal and illicit firearms in the US, with approximately 43% of Minnesotans owning a firearm, and over 4.5 million US children living in a home where a firearm is stored loaded and unlocked. Due to the ubiquity of firearms in American homes, interventions that address safe storage can prevent a significant number of pediatric injuries and deaths. Inj...