TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Firearms related suicide/homicide rate among the security guards population in Italy
JO  - Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia
A1  - Clerici, Carlo Alfredo
A1  - Invernizzi, R.
A1  - Veneroni, Laura
A1  - De', Micheli A.
SP  - A10
EP  - 5
VL  - 31
IS  - 1 Suppl A
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The main aim of this study is evaluating the suicide/homicide rate of the Italian security guards population compared to other armed and general populations during a recent period. METHODS: The authors reviewed the incidence of suicides and homicides among security guards from 1996 to 2006 and, where information was available, a comparison was made with Italian population adapted by age. Comparisons with the general population were also made. RESULTS: The average rate of firearms related suicide among the security guards population during the established period was 11.7 per 100,000 persons-years (95% CI = 6.6-16.7) compared to a guns-related suicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 person-years, (95% CI = 0.6-0.7) and a non-guns related rate of 5.5 per 100,000 persons-years, (95% CI = 5.2-5.9) for the general population adjusted for age. The overall homicide rate among security guards during the period was 11.4 per 100,000 person-years (95% CI = 6.2-15.4) compared with the homicide rate for the Italian population of 5.4 per 100,000 persons-years, (95% CI = 7.3-15.4). CONCLUSION: The rate of suicide and homicide among the Italian security guards population was higher than the suicide/homicide rate in the general population. These results show that the phenomenon we have described needs attention and specific prevention activities.<p />  <p>Language: it</p>
LA  - it
SN  - 1592-7830
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -