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SaFETy Tool Predicts Firearm Violence Risk

Four-item emergency department tool predicts 12-month risk among young adults in multisite validation study

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    SaFETy score predicts firearm violence risk in young adults.

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    Study involved 1,506 patients aged 18-

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    Risk rates increased from 2% to 25% across score categories.

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    Sensitivity: 83%, Specificity: 62% at threshold >

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    Models with SaFETy score improved risk assessment.

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    Limitations include self-reported data and sample diversity.

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    Sponsored by the CDC.

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    Results may not generalize outside urban EDs.

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SaFETy Tool Predicts Firearm Violence Risk

  • by Andrea Surnit

  • April 7, 2026

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