• Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg · Feb 2017

    Analysis of 41 suicide attempts by wrist cutting: a retrospective analysis.

    • B Ersen, R Kahveci, M C Saki, O Tunali, and I Aksu.
    • Plastic Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, Dr. Munif Islamoglu Kastamonu State Hospital, Kastamonu, Turkey. drburakersen@gmail.com.
    • Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2017 Feb 1; 43 (1): 129-135.

    PurposeSelf-cutting injuries have a low mortality rate, but this type of injuries has special clinical significance because they have the potential of leading to devastating disability and repeated suicide attempts. The purpose of this study is to analyze the nature and outcomes of wrist-cutting injuries.Material And MethodA retrospective study was designed in order to investigate 41 suicide attempts by wrist cutting attended to Uludag University Faculty of Medicine Emergency Department between June 2008 and December 2014. The patients were analyzed for age, gender, alcohol intake, psychological state, prior suicide attempts, and clinical features such as injury side, injury pattern, and used tool.ResultsIt was seen that the severity of wrist-cutting injury variates between gender and age.ConclusionAlcohol or drug consumption and having a diagnosed psychiatric disorder create a higher risk for extensive wrist lacerations. It was seen that skin only lacerations were most likely to repeat the act and therefore are most in need of psychiatric intervention.Level Of EvidenceLevel III, retrospective study.

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