Fwd: RE: I need HELP - Gun Safety Presentation

[William Bromberg]

I wanted to thank everyone for their advice. It went pretty well overall. I took the "hit 'em with pictures of local and national victims of violence and then discuss conflict resolution" path. No one fell asleep and I made it out alive; more than that the deponent sayeth not.

Thanks again,

William J. Bromberg, MD, FACS
Savannah Surgical Group


-----Original Message-----
From: Powers, Robin <Robin.Powers at tenethealth.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 10:37 AM
To: Trauma &amp; Critical Care mailing list <trauma-list at trauma.org>
Subject: RE: I need HELP - Gun Safety Presentation

Hi Dr. Bromberg-
I've used a couple of different programs in our area (with only some
results, I'm sorry to say), but I think they might be helpful.
The first one we used was in conjunction with the local police depts.
Who gave out gun locks.  It was the C.A.R.G.O. (Communities Advocating
Responsible Gun Ownership) program.  
The other one was originally developed by the Center to Prevent Handgun
Violence, which had a video entitled "Justice is Done" (Justice was the
name of a young man (about 16 y/o) who eventually was killed in the
video.)
Personally, I think using real pictures and real people (victims of
hand-gun violence willing to talk about what happened) is the most
effective.
Good luck, and I'd be interested to know what you finally put together
and how it went.  God knows we can use ALL the help we can get trying to
get the message out there!

Robin S. Powers, RNC, MSN
Nursing Care Coordinator - Trauma Nurse/Educator
St. Mary's Medical Center
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West Palm Beach, FL 33407 
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[mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of William Bromberg
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 5:02 PM
To: Trauma &amp; Critical Care mailing list
Subject: I need HELP - Gun Safety Presentation

Hey everyone, I need some advice. As the most junior guy not working
this week I "volunteered" to give a presentation on Firearm Safety to a
local high school assembly of juniors and seniors (16-18 years old). The
school is in "inner-city" Savannah (I can hear Dr Mattox laughing
already about inner city Savannah).

Here's my problem - I don't know where to go with the presentation. 

Furthermore the kids are too old for the "Eddie the Eagle" type
presentation - i.e.
STOP!
Don't Touch
Leave the Area
Tell an Adult

And the type of gun injury they are exposed to is not of the "whoops I
didn't know it was loaded" failure to follow the four rules of safety
(i.e. 1. Treat ALL guns as if they are loaded. 2. Always keep a firearm
pointed in a safe direction. 3. Keep your finger off the trigger until
you are ready to shoot. 4. Be sure of your target. Know what it is, what
is in line with it and what is behind it. ) type.

Does anyone have any suggestions/experience with anything like this?

Thanks in advance for your help. I have the awful feeling they're going
to eat me alive.

Bill Bromberg

William J. Bromberg, MD, FACS
Chair, EAST Practice Management Guidelines Committee
Savannah Surgical Group
912 350-7412
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