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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Media outlets that report on firearm injuries and deaths may provide an important role in emphasizing safe storage practices, particularly when unintentional firearm injuries and deaths occur among young children. There has been a scarcity of research on aspects of media reports on injuries, particularly concerning prevention messaging. The objective of the present study was to examine prevention messaging on the safe storage of firearms among media outlets when reporting on unintentional firearm injury deaths among children aged 0-11.
METHODS: The Gun Violence Archive collects information from media sources regarding firearm injuries and deaths. We analyzed data from 2021 to 2022 to analyze prevention messaging incorporated into the media reports. We then examined if media reporting of events that occurred in States with child access prevention (CAP) laws had a higher likelihood of including prevention messaging compared to those events occurring in States without CAP laws.
RESULTS: There were 223 deaths reported that were attributed to unintentional firearm discharge among children aged 0-11. Prevention messages were delivered in 61 of the 223 incidents. Specific messages which included the word \"lock\" when referring to firearm storage were included in 21.9% of all incidents. An analysis examining State CAP laws and the presence of any prevention message per event did not yield any discernable relationship.
CONCLUSIONS: Inclusion of prevention messaging stating that firearms should be stored locked and unloaded when reporting on unintentional firearm injury deaths among children is lacking. When specific prevention messaging was included, the source was often law enforcement. Public health officials may play an important role in educating the journalistic and law enforcement communities about the inclusion of safe storage messages when reporting on firearm deaths.
METHODS: The Gun Violence Archive collects information from media sources regarding firearm injuries and deaths. We analyzed data from 2021 to 2022 to analyze prevention messaging incorporated into the media reports. We then examined if media reporting of events that occurred in States with child access prevention (CAP) laws had a higher likelihood of including prevention messaging compared to those events occurring in States without CAP laws.
RESULTS: There were 223 deaths reported that were attributed to unintentional firearm discharge among children aged 0-11. Prevention messages were delivered in 61 of the 223 incidents. Specific messages which included the word \"lock\" when referring to firearm storage were included in 21.9% of all incidents. An analysis examining State CAP laws and the presence of any prevention message per event did not yield any discernable relationship.
CONCLUSIONS: Inclusion of prevention messaging stating that firearms should be stored locked and unloaded when reporting on unintentional firearm injury deaths among children is lacking. When specific prevention messaging was included, the source was often law enforcement. Public health officials may play an important role in educating the journalistic and law enforcement communities about the inclusion of safe storage messages when reporting on firearm deaths.
摘要：
背景：报道枪支伤害和死亡的媒体可能在强调安全储存做法方面发挥重要作用，特别是当幼儿意外枪支伤害和死亡时。关于媒体有关伤害的报道方面的研究一直很少，特别是关于预防信息。本研究的目的是在报道0-11岁儿童的意外枪支伤害死亡时，检查媒体之间关于枪支安全存储的预防信息。
方法：枪支暴力档案从媒体来源收集有关枪支伤害和死亡的信息。我们分析了2021年至2022年的数据，以分析纳入媒体报道的预防信息。然后，我们研究了与没有儿童接触预防（CAP）法律的国家相比，媒体报道发生在儿童接触预防（CAP）法律的国家发生的事件是否有更高的可能性包括预防信息。
结果：在0-11岁的儿童中，有223例死亡报告归因于无意的枪支排放。在223起事件中，有61起发出了预防信息。在涉及枪支存储时包含“锁定”一词的特定消息占所有事件的21.9％。检查州CAP法律和每个事件的任何预防信息的存在的分析没有产生任何可辨别的关系。
结论：缺乏预防信息，指出在报告儿童意外枪支伤害死亡时，应锁定和卸载枪支。当包含特定的预防消息时，消息来源通常是执法部门。公共卫生官员可能在教育新闻和执法社区在报告枪支死亡时纳入安全存储信息方面发挥重要作用。
方法：枪支暴力档案从媒体来源收集有关枪支伤害和死亡的信息。我们分析了2021年至2022年的数据，以分析纳入媒体报道的预防信息。然后，我们研究了与没有儿童接触预防（CAP）法律的国家相比，媒体报道发生在儿童接触预防（CAP）法律的国家发生的事件是否有更高的可能性包括预防信息。
结果：在0-11岁的儿童中，有223例死亡报告归因于无意的枪支排放。在223起事件中，有61起发出了预防信息。在涉及枪支存储时包含“锁定”一词的特定消息占所有事件的21.9％。检查州CAP法律和每个事件的任何预防信息的存在的分析没有产生任何可辨别的关系。
结论：缺乏预防信息，指出在报告儿童意外枪支伤害死亡时，应锁定和卸载枪支。当包含特定的预防消息时，消息来源通常是执法部门。公共卫生官员可能在教育新闻和执法社区在报告枪支死亡时纳入安全存储信息方面发挥重要作用。
