Citation

Ryan J, Rushdy A, Perez-Avila CA, Allison R. J. Accid. Emerg. Med. 1996; 13(2): 101-104.

Affiliation

Accident and Emergency Department, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, United Kingdom.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8653229

PMCID

PMC1342647

Abstract

OBJECTIVE--To determine the risk of suicide in patients attending an accident and emergency (A&E) department with deliberate self harm. METHODS--Information was obtained on suicides and open verdicts from the coroner's office and cross checked with computerised records in the A&E department. RESULTS--There was a trend to suicide among younger socially isolated males and older females. CONCLUSIONS--There is a significant association between suicide and a previous attendance at A&E with deliberate self harm. Appropriate assessment of these patients is an efficient way of managing self harm.

Language: en