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Asking Patients About Guns
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Air date: July 24, 2011
Host: Barbara Lewis
Interview: Rachel Vreeman, MD
Assistant professor of pediatrics
Children's Health Services Research Program
IU School of Medicine
A group of pediatricians and medical societies have filed suit in Florida to prevent a new law from taking effect.
The proposed measure would make it illegal for pediatricians to ask parents if they have a gun in their home.
Pediatrician Rachel Vreeman explains to Barbara Lewis that she routinely asks the question as part of a larger conversation about child safety.
Dr. Rachel Vreeman is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Children’s Health Services Research Program at the IU School of Medicine.
Additional Resources:
- The proposed "gag" measure has been signed into law in Florida. Physicians are now suing governor Rick Scott.
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