Doctors at Kaiser Permanente Redwood City have teamed up with local law enforcement to help prevent gun injury accidents from happening.
Friday, May 10, 2024 10:49PMREDWOOD CITY, Calif. --"Gun violence is real. It's the number one cause of death in children and teens in this country," said Dr. Kathryn Gopez, Kaiser Permanente Redwood City chief of Pediatrics."When I was an intern, fresh out of medical school, one of my first patients was a nine-year-old boy who was accidentally shot in the abdomen by his younger brother," Dr. Gopez said.
While secure enough to keep guns from getting into the wrong hands, the doctors say the devices aren't complicated to use. Patients get a screening questionnaire. One of the questions is to determine if there is a gun in the home.
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