@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiology of suicide attempts in a public health care area: The perspective of an emergency medical service",
journal="Emergencias",
year="2012",
author="Vázquez Lima, M.J. and Álvarez Rodríguez, C. and López-Rivadulla Lamas, M. and Cruz Landeira, A. and Abellás Álvarez, C.",
volume="24",
number="2",
pages="121-125",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To determine the rate of attempted suicide in the health care area of Salnés, Spain, attended by the assigned emergency medical service (EMS) provider and to analyze epidemiologic variables. <br><br>METHODS: Retrospective study of all suicide attempts attended by the EMS over a 5-year period. Data analyzed were day and time emergency care was given, age of the patient, sex, history of psychiatric disease, alcoholism, drug abuse, and history of attempted suicide. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 285 attempts were on record (annual incidence, 76.1/100 000 population). The mean (SD) age was 35 (15) years and 58.9% were women. A history of psychiatric disease was present in 74.4% of the patients, and 46.7% had attempted suicide before. This history was more common in patients in the age range of 18-65 years. Women attempted suicide more often than men. A history of multiple drug abuse and alcoholism was more common in the men who attempted suicide than in the women. Fewer attempts occurred in February and on Wednesdays.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1137-6821",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}