Citation

Leung CM, Poon CY, Lo MK. Singapore Med. J. 1995; 36(1): 90-91.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Singapore Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7570146

Abstract

A case of serious suicidal attempt in a stroke patient by piercing a chopstick through the nostril, resulting in cerebral injury, is reported. The choice of the chopstick as a suicide tool is discussed in a clinical and cultural perspective. The potential of using chopsticks as an offensive weapon in suicidal patients is emphasised.

Language: en