Some emergency departments installing AI weapons detection amid rising violence

The London Health Sciences Centre is the last Canadian hospital to have installed a gun detection system in its emergency department, while health care professionals across the country are facing an upsurge in violence.

Guns not only leave fear, they also fill emergency rooms in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), every 30 minutes someone enters the hospital because of a gunshot wound. This data, which accumulated more than 93,000 cases between 2018 and 2023, reflects the severity of a problem that seems to have no end. When more shootings occur? Shootings do not have a fixed schedule, but some moments are espec…

Some emergency departments installing AI weapons detection amid escalating violence

London Health Sciences Centre started using one of the artificial intelligence-driven systems at its University Hospital site last week and will install a second one at Victoria Hospital on May 6

With future of gun research in question, new report finds US emergency departments see a firearm injury every 30 minutes

(CNN) — When Dr. Christina Johns, a pediatric emergency medicine physician, thinks about her time working at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, one case always comes rushing back:

Some emergency departments installing AI weapons detection amid rising violence

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CDC Study Shows ERs Treat a Firearm Injury Every 30 Minutes

New analysis from the CDC shows every 30 minutes, emergency departments are treating a patient with a firearm injury.  The study by researchers from the CDC looked at 10 states and the District of Columbia between 2018 and 2023. They found approximately one firearm injury every 30 minutes were being treated in the ER.  The George Washington University has experts available who can offer insight and analysis. If you would like to schedule an inte…