Gunshot wound & Violence Prevention

Adult Injury Prevention
Gunshot Wound & Violence Prevention

Gunshot Wound & Violence Prevention

Gunshot wounds are amongst our most common cause of injury seen at the UNC Trauma Center. Our injury prevention efforts surrounding this serious and complicated problem consist of offering Stop the Bleed classes to community and providing community agencies such as law enforcement with gun locks to distribute in to community members. Additionally, we are excited to be working with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department to launch Orange County, NC’s first Gun Safety Team.

For more information on having Stop the Bleed brought to your community group or how you can get a gun lock at no cost please contact Lindsay Bailey at Lindsay.bailey@unchealth.unc.edu or 984-974-2437.

Talk to Your Kids and Their families

Tell kids that a gun they see on TV or a game is different from a gun in real life.
Teach kids DO NOT touch a gun and to tell an adult if they see one right away.
Talk everyone who visits about safe gun use.

Get Rid of Guns You Don’t Need

If you decide that you no longer need to have a gun in your home, get rid of it.

Adapated from Safe Kids Worldwide

Gunshot wounds are amongst our most common cause of injury seen at the UNC Trauma Center for kids and adults. Our injury prevention efforts surrounding this serious and complicated problem consist of offering Stop the Bleed classes to community and providing community agencies such as law enforcement with gun locks to distribute in to community members. Additionally, we are excited to be working with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department to launch Orange County, NC’s first Gun Safety Team.