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June 14, 1995, Vol 273, No. 22 >
ARTICLE | June 14, 1995

The Unrelenting Epidemic of Violence in America: Title and subTitle BreakTruths and Consequences FREE

Phil B. Fontanarosa, MD
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Dr Fontanarosa is a Senior Editor for JAMA.

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JAMA. 1995;273(22):1792-1793. doi:10.1001/jama.1995.03520460074040
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Three years ago, violence in America was declared a public health emergency.1 Since that time, the urgency of reducing death and disability caused by the national epidemic of violence has not diminished. The morbidity and mortality resulting from interpersonal violence have been unrelenting, have continued to increase, and have been punctuated by widely publicized acute exacerbations. The tragic bombing in Oklahoma City and the Simpson murder trial serve as grim reminders of both the pervasiveness of violence in US society and the potential vulnerability of all US citizens to acts of violence.

This issue of The Journal contains a collection of articles presenting new research on interpersonal violence. Among the studies are updated reports on firearm-related injuries and deaths, unique findings on factors associated with intraracial homicides and weapon involvement in home invasion crimes, and clinically relevant current information on domestic violence against women. Taken together, these articles provide

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Annest JL, Mercy JA, Gibson DR, Ryan GW.  National estimates of nonfatal firearm-related injuries: beyond the tip of the iceberg. JAMA . 1995;;273:1749-1754.
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Kizer KW, Vassar MJ, Harry RL, Layton KD.  Hospitalization charges, costs, and income for firearm-related injuries at a university trauma center. JAMA . 1995;;273: 1768-1773.
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Dailey JT, Teter H, Cowley RA.  Trauma center closures: a national assessment. J Trauma . 1992;;33:539-547.
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Hemenway D, Solnick SJ, Azrael R.  Firearm training and storage. JAMA . 1995;; 273:46-50.
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McDowall D, Wiersema B.  The incidence of defensive firearm use by US crime victims, 1987 through 1990. Am J Public Health . 1994;;84:1982-1984.
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Kellermann AL, Westphal L, Fischer L, Harvard B.  Weapon involvement in home invasion crimes. JAMA . 1995;;273:1759-1762.
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Abbott J, Johnson R, Koziol-McLain J, Lowenstein SR.  Domestic violence against women: incidence and prevalence in an emergency department population. JAMA . 1995;;273:1763-1767.
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Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, American Medical Association.  Physicians and domestic violence: ethical considerations. JAMA . 1992;;267:3190-3193.
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Hyman A, Schillinger D, Lo B.  Laws mandating reporting of domestic violence: do they promote patient well-being? JAMA . 1995;;273:1781-1787.
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Lundberg GD, Young RK, Flanagin A, Koop CE, eds. Violence: A Compendium From JAMA, American Medical News, and the Specialty Journals of the American Medical Association . Chicago, Ill: American Medical Association; 1992;.
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American College of Physicians Position Paper.  Preventing firearm violence: a public health imperative. Ann Intern Med . 1995;;122:311-312.
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Rivara FP, Farrington DP.  Prevention of violence: the role of the pediatrician. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med . 1995;;149:421-429.
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Cornwall EE, Jacobs D, Walker M, Jacobs L, Porter J, Fleming A.  National Medical Association Surgical Section position paper on violence prevention: a resolution of trauma surgeons caring for victims of violence. JAMA . 1995;;273:1788-1789.

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1 +
Koop CE, Lundberg GD.  Violence in America: a public health emergency: time to bite the bullet back. JAMA . 1992;;267:3075-3076.
2 +
Corrections: JAMA . 1994;;271: 1404
3 +
1992;268:3074.
4 +
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Deaths resulting from firearm- and motor-vehicle-related injuries: United States, 1968-1991. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep . 1994;;43:37-42.
5 +
Sosin DM, Sniezek JE, Waxweiler RJ.  Trends in death associated with traumatic brain injury: success and failure. JAMA . 1995;;273:1778-1780.
6 +
Annest JL, Mercy JA, Gibson DR, Ryan GW.  National estimates of nonfatal firearm-related injuries: beyond the tip of the iceberg. JAMA . 1995;;273:1749-1754.
7 +
Kizer KW, Vassar MJ, Harry RL, Layton KD.  Hospitalization charges, costs, and income for firearm-related injuries at a university trauma center. JAMA . 1995;;273: 1768-1773.
8 +
Dailey JT, Teter H, Cowley RA.  Trauma center closures: a national assessment. J Trauma . 1992;;33:539-547.
9 +
Adler KP, Barondess JA, Cohen JJ, et al.  Firearm violence and public health: limiting the availability of guns. JAMA . 1994;;271:1281-1283.
10 +
Mock C, Pilcher S, Maier R.  Comparison of the costs of acute treatment for gunshot and stab wounds: further evidence of the need for firearms control. J Trauma . 1994;;36:516-522.
11 +
Kellermann AL, Rivara FP, Rushforth NB, et al.  Gun ownership as a risk factor for homicide in the home. N Engl J Med . 1993;;329:1084-1091.
12 +
Kellermann AL, Rivara FP, Somes G, et al.  Suicide in the home in relation to gun ownership. N Engl J Med . 1992;;327:467-472.
13 +
US Dept of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. Crime Victimization in the United States . Washington, DC: US Dept of Justice; 1993;.
14 +
Hemenway D, Solnick SJ, Azrael R.  Firearm training and storage. JAMA . 1995;; 273:46-50.
15 +
McDowall D, Wiersema B.  The incidence of defensive firearm use by US crime victims, 1987 through 1990. Am J Public Health . 1994;;84:1982-1984.
16 +
Kellermann AL, Westphal L, Fischer L, Harvard B.  Weapon involvement in home invasion crimes. JAMA . 1995;;273:1759-1762.
17 +
Abbott J, Johnson R, Koziol-McLain J, Lowenstein SR.  Domestic violence against women: incidence and prevalence in an emergency department population. JAMA . 1995;;273:1763-1767.
18 +
Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs, American Medical Association.  Physicians and domestic violence: ethical considerations. JAMA . 1992;;267:3190-3193.
19 +
Hyman A, Schillinger D, Lo B.  Laws mandating reporting of domestic violence: do they promote patient well-being? JAMA . 1995;;273:1781-1787.
20 +
Lundberg GD, Young RK, Flanagin A, Koop CE, eds. Violence: A Compendium From JAMA, American Medical News, and the Specialty Journals of the American Medical Association . Chicago, Ill: American Medical Association; 1992;.
21 +
American College of Physicians Position Paper.  Preventing firearm violence: a public health imperative. Ann Intern Med . 1995;;122:311-312.
22 +
Rivara FP, Farrington DP.  Prevention of violence: the role of the pediatrician. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med . 1995;;149:421-429.
23 +
Schwab CW:  Violence: America's uncivil war—presidential address, sixth scientific assembly of the Eastern Association of the Surgery of Trauma. J Trauma . 1993;;35:657-665.
24 +
Cornwall EE, Jacobs D, Walker M, Jacobs L, Porter J, Fleming A.  National Medical Association Surgical Section position paper on violence prevention: a resolution of trauma surgeons caring for victims of violence. JAMA . 1995;;273:1788-1789.

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