Citation

de Magalhães APN, Alves VM, Comassetto I, Lima PC, Faro ACM, Nardi AE. J. Bras. Psiquiatr. 2014; 63(1): 16-22.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Instituto De Psiquiatria)

DOI

10.1590/0047-2085000000003

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the characteristics of the victims of suicide attempts treated in pre-hospital services and the time intervals consumed in this phase of care.

METHODS: Cross- -sectional study, which used data from pre-hospital care to victims of suicide attempts occurred in the town of Arapiraca, in 2011. For data analysis, Fisher's exact test, Student's t test and multiple logistic regression were performed.

RESULTS: A total of 80 victims of suicide attempts were treated by pre-hospital care service. Women over the age of men were the most attempted suicide victims (n = 44, 55%) and drug intoxication was the most used method (n = 44, 55%). Suicide attempts occurred more frequently in autumn (n = 29, 36.25%), on Sunday (n = 18, 22.5%), mainly in the afternoon (n = 33, 41.25%). The time spent in the pre- -hospital care varied between 34.4 and 40.5 minutes. The variables that were associated with suicide attempts by sex were: age (p = 0.03) and the transportation time (p = 0.01).

CONCLUSION: It was found that there were differences between the sexes of the victims of suicide attempts treated by pre-hospital attendance. Women were older than men and the transportation time was higher in male victims, suggesting greater severity in suicide attempts committed by this particular group.

Language: en

Keywords

human; Epidemiology; Suicide; female; male; suicide attempt; Suicide attempted; emergency care; Emergency medical services; article; major clinical study; disease association; drug intoxication; cross-sectional study; autumn; disaster victim