Sara Scarlet, MD and Selwyn O. Rogers, Jr., MD, MPH
Pervasive and recurrent gun violence compels health care organizations to integrate violence prevention, intervention, and recidivism reduction as critical dimensions of good trauma care.
AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(5):483-491. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.5.msoc2-1805.
There is no morally compelling reason to distinguish a doctor from a tank driver on the battlefield except for the fact that both sides agree to protect medical personnel.
As the United States became more successful in preventing and treating many infectious diseases, homicide and suicide rose in the rankings of causes of death.