TO BE BROUGHT METEOROLOGIST CANDACE CAMPOS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EXPERT TROOPER STEVE.
THIS IS NEWS. 6 AT 09:00AM
GETTING RESULTS.
>> JULIE: IN THE PAST FEW
MONTHS, WE’VE SEEN A LOT OF
GUN-RELATED INJURIES AND
DEATHS WHEN IT COMES TO KIDS,
WHETHER IT’S A RESULT OF
GANG-RELATED VIOLENCE,
INNOCENT BYSTANDERS OR
ACCIDENTS, WHERE A CHILD GETS
A HOLD OF A GUN SWAT TO
PHYSICIANS THAT DEAL WITH THE
AFTERMATH OF THESE INJURIES
HAVE TO SAY BRIDGET IS
STANDING BY NOW TO ASK A
DOCTOR.
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DOCTOR. ♪ >> FIRST OFF, WHAT WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS NOT
THE RIGHT OF GUN OWNERSHIP,
BUT WE’RE JUST TALKING ABOUT
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN REGARDS TO
GUN SAFETY WHEN IT COMES TO
OUR CHILDREN. AND THIS MORNING
WE HAVE DOCTOR DON PLUMLEY.
HERE HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF A
PEDIATRIC DIRECTOR AT ARNOLD
PALMER CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL.
AND THANK YOU FOR COMING IN
THIS MORNING. WE REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW YOU’RE
VERY BUSY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS
FOR HAVING US IS WHERE REAL
PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. AND
IT’S IT’S AN ISSUE THAT’S KIND
OF CROPPED UP A LITTLE MORE
THAN USUAL. AND WE APPRECIATE
YOU SHARING YOUR PERSPECTIVE
AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT’S THAT’S
ONE THAT WE DON’T GET THAT
OFTEN. WHAT IS IT LIKE IN IN
THE PEDIATRIC UNIT WHEN IT
COMES TO GUN INJURIES AND OUR
KIDS? SO MOST OF THEM ARE
INNOCENT AND IT HAPPENED SO
FAST. SO IT’S DEVASTATING.
JUST DEVASTATING. GUNS HAVE A
LOT OF ENERGY AND CHILDREN ARE
SMALLER, INJURIES OR WORSE,
GIVE THE FAMILY TO DEAL WITH,
BUT ALSO THE WHOLE WE ALL AS
CAREGIVERS, IT HITS US REALLY
CLOSE TO HOME. WE HEAR SOME OF
THESE CHILDREN AND IT’S
DEVASTATING.
>> I FEEL SORRY FOR THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AT THE
SCENE, THE PARAMEDICS, THE ER
OR ICU STAFF SEP TAKE CARE OF
THESE KIDS AND THE FAMILY. SO
IT IT’S KIND OF BROAD EFFECT
ON THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. CAN
YOU EXPLAIN IF THERE’S BEEN AN
UPTICK OR DOES BEEN FLOW KNOW
IF THERE’S BEEN A UPTICK IS A
HISTORICALLY DISEASE, AS WITH
MOST COMMON SHOT, CAUSE A
CHILD TO DEATH AND THEN IT GOT
THE 60’S MOTOR VEHICLE ACCESS
2020, IT’S GUN VIOLENCE. SO
ONE TO 24 MOST COMMON CAUSE OF
DEATH. WE AS A COMMUNITY PRIDE
THIS YEAR SINCE THE TURN OF
THE YEAR IN JANUARY, WE’VE
SEEN A PRETTY GOOD UPTAKE OF
WE SEE A RARE GUNSHOT, ONE OF
THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL WE’RE
SEEING ABOUT ONE A WEEK. WE’VE
HAD SEVERAL DEATHS, 2.5 OR 6
DEATHS IN OUR COMMUNITY IN THE
LAST 2 MONTHS. SO IF THERE’S
DEFINITELY BEEN AN UPSWING AND
HOPEFULLY IT’S TRANSIENT, WE
CAN CONTROL WHAT IS SORT OF
THE AGE RANGE WHEN IT COMES TO
>> BRIDGETT: SAY, YOU KNOW,
IT’S A GUN SAFETY ISSUE AT
HOME OR, YOU KNOW, EXPOSURE TO
A FIREARM. AND THERE’S AN
ACCIDENT VERSUS THE AGE RANGE
WHERE IT WAS BEHIND. THAT ONE
IN 9 IS MORE EITHER INNOCENT
BYSTANDERS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
OR WE HAD A LOT OF JUST
CHILDREN FINDING A GUN IN THE
HOUSE AND PLAYING WITH IT. YOU
GET INTO TEENAGERS, THEN YOU
GET MORE INTO THE HOMICIDE,
VIOLENCE AND UNFORTUNATE LOT
OF SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS AS
WELL THAT THERE’S ACCESS TO
GUNS. YEAH. AND WHAT WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN IT COMES TO GUN
SAFETY AT HOME OR, YOU KNOW,
TEACHING YOUR KIDS HOW TO
HANDLE IT WHEN THEY GET OUT.
>> BRIDGETT: YOU KNOW, SAVE A
FRIEND’S HOME OR SOMEWHERE
ELSE. I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT,
YOU KNOW, IN THE PUBLIC
SOMEWHERE SCHOOL OR, YOU KNOW,
AT AND AT A PLACE OF BUSINESS.
AND I THINK THAT’S PART OF OUR
SOLUTION IS TO DO A BETTER JOB
WE DO A MOTOR VEHICLE
ACCIDENT. THERE’S A SAFETY
>> THE IDEAL THING IS REMOVED.
THE GUNS FROM THE HOME. IF
YOU’RE HUNTER, YOU DON’T NEED
THEM IN YOUR MEDIAN HOME STORE
THEM OFF SITE. IF YOU HAVE
THEM IN THE HOME, TRY TO STORE
THEM UNLOADED AMMO IN ONE
AREA. THE HOUSE GUN IN THE OFF
OPPOSITE PART OF THE HOUSE
ALWAYS LOCKED IF POSSIBLE AND
THE KIND OF COOL THING NOW IS
THEY HAVE GUN LOCKS THAT ARE
BIOMETRICS MARKERS. JUST LIKE
OUR IPHONES, WHATNOT, WITH THE
FINGERPRINT ONLY THE OWNER OF
THE PHONE CAN OPEN IT. SOME
RESEARCH GOING FORWARD. WE MAY
GET TO THE DAY WHERE WE CAN
OPEN OUR PHONE WITH THE WITH
THEIR FINGERPRINT. MAYBE THE
GUN WILL BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO
YOU. AND THIS IS HARMLESS. IF
THEY CAN’T OPEN THE GUN AND
PULL THE TRIGGER THAN OF THE 8
DAY INJURIES. SO THERE’S SOME
SAFETY ISSUES WE CAN DO AS
WELL. YEAH. AND WHAT AND WHEN
IT COMES TO MAYBE TEACHING OUR
KIDS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE
RIGHT WAY TO USE THEM AND
THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. WHAT DO
YOU THINK IS A GOOD TIME TO?
>> TO DO THAT SAY IF YOU YOU
KNOW, IF YOU DO HAVE HUNTING
IN YOUR FAMILY AND YOU KNOW,
YOU LIKE TO GO OUT AND SHOOT.
>> I THINK THAT’S FINE, TOO.
JUST YOU. YOU LEARN JUST LIKE
WATER SAFETY GUN SAFETY
STARTING EARLY AGE, MINDFUL
USE OF IT. AND JUST TO MAKE
SURE THAT YOU TEACH THAT EARLY
>> AND WHAT TYPES OF INJURIES
DO YOU SEE MOST COMMONLY?
FORTUNATELY, A LOT OF INJURIES
ARE NOT FATAL. WE SEE A LOT OF
EXTRA KIDS PLAYING WITH THE
GUN. JUST 18. YOU GOT A SHOT
IN THE LEG SHOT IN THE ARM
EVEN THOSE ARE DEVASTATED. I
HAVE A GIRL SHOT 2 MONTHS AGO.
THIS JUST NOW STARTING TO WALK
AGAIN. WE HAVE ONE CHILD
THAT’S PARALYZED. SO WE HEAR
ABOUT THEIR DRAMATIC DEATHS IN
ONE UP. BUT THERE’S LOTS OF
INJURIES. ALSO FORTUNE. A LOT
OF THEM ARE NOT SEVERE THERE.
GRAZE WOUNDS AND WHAT NOT. BUT
IT’S INCHES. IT’S IT’S JUST A
MINUTE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A
LIFE THREATENING AND NOT.
>> BRIDGETT: AND WHAT WHAT
TYPES OF, YOU KNOW, SURGERIES
ARE INVOLVED IN THAT. I MEAN,
IS THAT SKIN GRAFTING? IS IT,
YOU KNOW, WOULD HAVE WHAT’S
THE WORST YOU’VE SEEN PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER FROM
THE WORST OR HEAD INJURIES.
AND WE’VE HAD SOME CHILDREN
SURVIVE THOSE. WE HAVE A CHILD
RIGHT NOW THAT HAD SOME
INTESTINAL AND ORGAN INJURIES.
THOSE WEEK IS SURVIVABLE. SO
WITH THE TRAUMA CENTER WITH
VERY AGGRESSIVE NOW, THE ONE
THING THAT HELPS CHILDREN
SUPER RESILIENT SO THEY CAN
TOLERATE A LOT, BUT WE PREFER
NOT TO HAVE TO DO IT ALL THE
BEST WAY TO COVER IT. HAVING
HAPPEN, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, WANT
TO SEE THEM. BUT IF THEY’RE
THERE, YOU’RE ABLE TO WORK
SOME MIRACLES IN MANY CASES.
BUT I WANT YOU TO TELL US
BEFORE WE GO, JUST WHAT YOU
KNOW, WHAT CAN WE?
>> BRIDGETT: DUE TO GET MORE
RESOURCES INTO, YOU KNOW, JUST
STAY AWARE OF THE SAFETY
ISSUES INVOLVED.
>> I THINK IS A PUBLIC HEALTH
ISSUE. SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU
CAN DECREASE ACCESS, INCREASE
SAFETY IDENTIFY AT-RISK
INDIVIDUALS AND SOMETIMES THAT
CAN BE DONE IN SCHOOLS AND
WHATNOT. AND THEN RESEARCH
GOING THE OTHER SAY THINGS WE
CAN DO. THE OTHER THING IS WE
STILL LIVE IN A SAFE
COMMUNITY. THIS ISN’T EVERYDAY
OCCURRENCE LIKE THERE ARE
SEVERAL CITIES, UNITED STATES
WHERE THERE’S A CHILD GETTING
SHOT EVERY SINGLE DAY OR
SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. WE’RE NOT
THERE AND I HOPE WE NEVER GET
THERE. I THINK WE HAVE A VERY
ENGAGED SHERIFF POLICE, CHIEF,
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF
PEOPLE JUST IN THE LAST WEEK
IN THE NEWS. PEOPLE ARE TAKING
THIS REALLY SERIOUSLY AND
HOPEFULLY WE CAN CHANGE IT
BEFORE IT BECOMES AN EPIDEMIC.
SO, THAT’S OUR HOPES. HIS
CAREGIVERS, THE LESS WE TAKE
YOUR KIDS WITH JONES THE
BETTER. YES. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU