Listen to Episode 26 of the Raising Joy podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts. The podcast is part of the JOY Campaign, which launched in April 2021 as a suicide prevention communication initiative, and aims to reach parents through ...
The number of patients treated for gunshot injuries at Cook Children’s is on the rise, and experts fear the trend may continue with a recent surge of firearm sales. A Fort Worth child under the age of 5 became the hospital’s 23rd gunshot wound patien...
As a gun owner, Daniel Guzman, M.D., understands what a rite of passage going hunting is for many kids in Texas.
As an emergency room physician, Dr. Guzman also knows the importance of gun safety.
Dr. Guzman has seen serious, even deadly conseq...
Once again a local shooting of a small child is in the news and under investigation by authorities.
NBC 5 reports that a toddler was shot in the head at a Fort Worth home last week. Police said the child’s mother and father were at the house and t...
Memorial Day weekend is here and for many of us, this is family time away from the office or school.
Unfortunately, it can also be a time of tragedy when kids are rushed to Cook Children’s for help.
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Last week, five kids, ages ranging from 3 to 11 years old, were treated at Cook Children’s for accidental gunshot wounds. The shootings included a shotgun, two from a handgun, a BB gun and a pellet gun.
Fortunately, none of the children died from ...
You may want to double check your child’s wish list to Santa to have a safe holiday season.
Corwin Warmink, M.D., medical director of the Emergency Department at Cook Children’s, knows that guns will be a popular gift this holiday season for not o...