TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Epidemiology of suicide attempts in a public health care area: The perspective of an emergency medical service
JO  - Emergencias
A1  - Vázquez Lima, M.J.
A1  - Álvarez Rodríguez, C.
A1  - López-Rivadulla Lamas, M.
A1  - Cruz Landeira, A.
A1  - Abellás Álvarez, C.
SP  - 121
EP  - 125
VL  - 24
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1137-6821
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -