J Emerg Med
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Due to temporal variations in completed suicides, it has been suggested that impulsivity and environmental factors may influence suicide. ⋯ The beginning of the week, spring and fall, and New Year's Day were associated with higher numbers of ingestions with suicidal intent. This has implications for clinicians advising potential victims and providing emergency care for these patients.
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Observational Study
Adverse Drug Event Nonrecognition in Emergency Departments: An Exploratory Study on Factors Related to Patients and Drugs.
Many adverse drug events (ADEs) are not identified by emergency physicians. Research has been done to study risk factors for ADEs and help emergency physicians diagnose ADEs. However, no research has specifically examined the causes underlying a lack of attribution of ADEs to medications in emergency department (ED) patients. ⋯ Our results emphasize the importance of searching for ADEs in patients with daily polypharmacy or whose chief complaint does not seem to be drug related.