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Every day in the U.S. 80 individuals die from gun-related injuries Presentation source: Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, MD, MPH, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, University of Washington From 2003

  1. Every day in the U.S. 80 individuals die from gun-related injuries Presentation source: Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, MD, MPH, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, University of Washington

  3. From 2003 through 2012 300,000 persons died from firearm-related injuries > U.S. combat fatalities in World War II > Combined count of combat fatalities in all other wars in the U.S. history 70,000 of those were < 24 years old

  4. Among persons 1-24 years of age Deaths caused by gun-related injuries: 2 times > cancer 5 times > heart disease 15 times > infections

  5. Every year in the U.S. How many people suffer nonfatal gun-related injuries? 70,000 Total societal costs of gun-related injuries: $174.1 billion

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