TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Suicide attempts by exposure to toxic agents registered in a Toxicological Information and Assistance Center in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, 2013
JO  - Epidemiologia e serviços de saúde : revista do Sistema Unico de Saúde do Brasil
A1  - Gondim, Ana Paula Soares
A1  - Nogueira, Rachel Rabay
A1  - Lima, João Gabriel Barbosa
A1  - Lima, Rayra Aguiar Campos
A1  - Albuquerque, Polianna Lemos Moura Moreira
A1  - Veras, Maria do Socorro Batista
A1  - Ferreira, Maria Augusta Drago
SP  - 109
EP  - 119
VL  - 26
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE:: to describe cases of suicide attempts by exposure to toxic agents registered by the Toxicological Information and Assistance Center in Fortaleza, Cear OBJECTIVE:: á, Brazil. <br><br>METHODS:: this is a descriptive study using secondary data of the cases registered in 2013. <br><br>RESULTS:: 410 cases were registered; 56.2% of the individuals were female and 79.7% were between 12 and 39 years old; most of them (86.4%) lived in urban areas and 67.2%, in Fortaleza; in 94.9% of the cases, the exposure took place in the individual's own home; the toxic agents most commonly used were pesticides (42.9%), especially for agricultural use (30.2%), medicines (39.5%) and house cleaning products (3.4%); of 16 suicide attempts that resulted in death, 15 were caused by agricultural pesticides. <br><br>CONCLUSION:: the study shows that the intake of toxic agents, especially of agricultural pesticides, is a common method used in suicide attempts; the integration between actions of promotion and prevention are essential.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1679-4974
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742017000100012
ID  - ref1
ER  -