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NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Envision Healthcare, a leading national medical group, today released a white paper<\/a> presenting a multidisciplinary, multi-faceted approach to address the public health epidemic of firearm-related injury and death. Envision clinicians have been on the frontlines, providing patients lifesaving care, consoling family members and supporting communities during firearm-related incidents and mass shootings throughout the years. As part of providing comprehensive care and supporting the health and safety of patients, clinicians are identifying ways they can help prevent firearm-related injury and death.<\/p>\n

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\nFirearm violence, including homicides and suicides, has been increasing in recent years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 45,222 people in the U.S. died from firearms in 2020 and 48,830 died in 2021. As of May 1, 2023, at least 13,959 people in the U.S. have lost their lives to firearms according to the Gun Violence Archive. Clinicians are positioned to make meaningful clinical interventions and are looking to address the national health emergency by applying scientific and public health principles without infringing on constitutional rights and protections.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cFirearm violence is a public health epidemic that impacts everyone, and we all play a role in addressing it,\u201d said Joshua A. Bloomstone, MD, MSc, FASA, Senior Vice President of Clinical Innovation and Practice Transformation at Envision. \u201cAs clinicians, we\u2019re entrusted with the health and safety of patients, and we have a responsibility to protect our communities and can do so by developing clinical practices that support the prevention of firearm-related incidents. We believe that if the principles of Firearm Health are widely applied, avoidable injuries and deaths could be mitigated. Thank you to the clinicians and healthcare experts who have contributed to this white paper and ongoing efforts to improve community health.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nHistorically, public health concerns like the COVID-19 pandemic, Smallpox, Polio, HIV, Ebola, Zika, tobacco use and opioid misuse and abuse have been acknowledged, investigated and mitigated by a robust and scientifically based public health response. With a focus on education, safety and the incorporation of Firearm Health into health maintenance, Envision, in collaboration with national healthcare leaders, is examining approaches to prevent firearm-related injury and death in the U.S. The approach is based on nationally and globally endorsed positions, outlined in the following tenets:<\/p>\n