If you trust medical professionals enough to: Follow their advice on 1) when to vaccinate kids, 2) when to take antibiotics for infections, 3) when to get surgery for a bum knee or hip or bad heart value, 4) or when and how much insulin to take for your diabetes or, 5) when to get a mammogram, or....then you gotta listen to them when they say gun violence is a major health problem that needs treatment. And if you ever (and I mean ever) seek treatment from your doctors and nurses for your health care, then you must support them in these efforts. I mean, for goodness sake, they are only trying to save your life. You should thank them for sticking out their necks into these muddy waters to help all patients... Selected Excerpt: “If you are unconvinced and need examples of why firearms are a health issue, here are a few. People with accidental gun-related injury nearly always require acute medical care, and many go on to have chronic injury-related health issues. ...What about applying pressure to bleeding bullet wounds? Emergency surgery to repair shattered bodies?...These responsibilities are not only in doctors' lane, they are our job. Consequently, so is advocating for policies that reduce firearm injury to better inform policies to keep our patients safer.”
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