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Trial reportAnnals of emergency medicine2023

Acceptability of Long Versus Short Firearm Safety Education Videos in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Maya Haasz, Eric Sigel, Marian E Betz, Jan Leonard, Ashley Brooks-Russell, Lilliam Ambroggio

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Annals of emergency medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Emergency department utilization by youth before and after firearm injury.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Maya HaaszDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO. Electronic address: maya.haasz@childrenscolorado.org.
Eric SigelDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.
Marian E BetzDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.
Jan LeonardDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.
Ashley Brooks-RussellInjury and Violence Prevention Center, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
Lilliam AmbroggioDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hospital Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO.

Funding

NIH Prior Approval Process ProfessionalUL1TR002535 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI SOKOL, RONALD J. · 2018 to 2022
$51.1M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002535
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

objectiveSafe firearm storage is protective against pediatric firearm injuries. We sought to compare a 3-minute versus 30-second safe firearm storage video in terms of acceptability of video content and use in the pediatric emergency department (PED).

methodsWe conducted a randomized controlled trial in a large PED (from March to September 2021). Participants were English-speaking caregivers of noncritically ill patients. Participants were surveyed about child safety behaviors (including firearm storage), then shown 1 of 2 videos. Both videos described safe storage principles; the 3-minute video included temporary firearm removal and a survivor testimonial. The primary outcome was acceptability, measured by responses on a 5-point Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree). A survey at 3 months evaluated information recall. Baseline characteristics and outcomes were compared between groups using Pearson chi-squared, Fisher exact, and Wilcoxon Mann Whitney tests as appropriate. Absolute risk difference for categoric variables and mean difference for continuous variables are reported with 95% confidence interval (CI).

resultsResearch staff screened 728 caregivers; 705 were eligible and 254 consented to participate (36%); 4 withdrew. Of 250 participants, most indicated acceptability in terms of setting (77.4%) and content (86.6%), and doctors discussing firearm storage (78.6%), with no difference between groups. More caregivers viewing the longer video felt the length appropriate (99.2%) compared with the shorter video (81.1%, difference 18.1%, 95% CI 11.1 to 25.1).

conclusionsWe show that video-based firearm safety education is acceptable among study participants. This can provide consistent education to caregivers in PEDs and needs further study in other settings.

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FirearmsWounds, GunshotCaregiversChildEmergency Service, HospitalHumansPilot ProjectsSafety

Identifiers

PMID37140494
PMCPMC11649357

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