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Case Reports
Suicide rate following attendance at an accident and emergency department with deliberate self harm.
- J Ryan, A Rushdy, C A Perez-Avila, and R Allison.
- Accident and Emergency Department, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, United Kingdom.
- J Accid Emerg Med. 1996 Mar 1; 13 (2): 101-4.
ObjectiveTo determine the risk of suicide in patients attending an accident and emergency (A&E) department with deliberate self harm.MethodsInformation was obtained on suicides and open verdicts from the coroner's office and cross checked with computerised records in the A&E department.ResultsThere was a trend to suicide among younger socially isolated males and older females.ConclusionsThere 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.
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