Handgun safety features: A review for physicians

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 145-150

  Milne, John S ^a   Hargarten, Stephen W ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Built in lock; Drop safety; Firearm; Handgun; Injury prevention; Loaded chamber indicator; Lockbox; Magazine disconnector; Personalized gun; Safety; Safety devices; Trigger lock

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BULLET; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; MARKETING; MORTALITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

EID: 0032779456     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199907000-00029     Document Type: Article

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