title: National Medical Association Surgical Section position paper on violence prevention. A resolution of trauma surgeons caring for victims of violence.
abstract: The epidemic of intentional injury continues to be a leading cause of premature death in America. The ravages of violence are particularly devastating within the minority community. With this position paper from the Surgical Section of the National Medical Association (the country's oldest and largest organization of minority physicians), a group of trauma surgeons and surgical intensivists resolve to focus on underused violence prevention opportunities and to extend their spheres of influence beyond the walls of their institutions and emphasize violence prevention activities.
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma-Critical Care, Los Angeles County+University of Southern California Medical Center 90033-4525, USA.
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Cornwell
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fleming
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014194:Traumatology / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control