Citation

Wang C, Jiang F, Qin J. Chin. Ment. Health J. 1991; (12).

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Hsueh Shu Chi Kan Chu Pan She)

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To study the characteristics of suicides treated in the emergency department of a large general hospital in China, so as to provide relevant data for preventing suicide.

METHODS:Study the records of 183 suicides in the emergency department of XuanWu hospital during Jan 1st to Dec 31 of 2004.

RESULT:Among all suicide cases, young people (aged 20 to 29 years) were the most (81cases, 44.3%); Females (n=147) outnumbered males (n=36, f:m=4.1:1); 170 (92.8%) cases had ingested poisons, among them, 119 used hypnotics or pesticides. The mortality was 3.3% (6/183), that of males (3/36=8.33%) was much higher than that of females (3/147=2.04%); Most of suicides happened during 18 to 24 o'clock(71cases, 38.8%)(P

Language: zh

Keywords

suicide; emergency; cross-sectional survey