@article{ref1,
title="Suicide attempt with aluminum phosphide poisoning",
journal="Revista médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social",
year="2013",
author="Reyna-Medina, Mauricio and Vázquez-de Anda, Gilberto Felipe and García-Monroy, Jesús and Valdespino-Salinas, Eduardo Alfredo and Vicente-Cruz, Dante Carlos",
volume="51",
number="2",
pages="212-217",
abstract="Background: suicide attempt with aluminum phosphide fumigant has high mortality conditions. The aim was to investigate the frequency of aluminum phosphide consumption in suicide attempt.  Methods: a retrospective case series study at the Hospital General de Tejupilco during the period 2009-2011 was done. Thirty-two patients had suicide attempt; we included 18 who was suicide attempt with aluminum phosphide. The risk of rescue according Weisman´s scale was measured.  Results: from 18 suicidal patients, 83 % was women (n = 15), average age was 17.7 ± 4.4 years, 89 % (n = 16) was ≤ 23 years old, and 89 % (n = 16) had depression. The motive for the suicide attempt was being abandoned by the partner in 56 % (10). Mortality rate was 78 % (n = 14) and death ocurred in 4 ± 2 hours.  Conclusions: aluminum phosphide is the most commonly used toxic in rural areas for suicide attempt. Among suicides, they prevailed women abandoned by her partner and related to depression and emotional security to dying.    Key words: aluminum compounds; phosphines; poisoning; suicide, attempted<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0443-5117",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}