İntihar Girişimi ile Acil Servise Başvuran Hastaların Analizi

Abstract

Aim: Suicide is an important public health problem worldwide. This study aims to investigate the general characteristics of patients presenting to the emergency department with a suicide attempt. Material and Methods: Patients who presented to the emergency department with a suicide attempt between 01.12.2019 and 31.05.2020 were investigated prospectively. Age, gender, vital signs, method of suicide attempt, past medical history, additional diseases, and regularly used medications were recorded. Results: The study included 247 patients. The median age of the patients was 32 (IQR 25-75: 25-41). 157 (63.6%) of the patients were female. While 222 (89.9%) of the patients attempted suicide by medication overdose, 78 (31.6%) of the patients were receiving psychiatric treatment. There was no statistically significant correlation between the suicide attempt method and the psychiatric treatment status of the patients (p>0.05). Similarly, no statistically significant correlation was found between the outcome of the patients and patients’ psychiatric treatment receiving status. (p>0.05). Conclusion: The most frequent method used for suicide in patients who presented to the emergency services with a suicide attempt is medication overuse. There is no relationship between the method of suicide attempt and the psychiatric treatment status of the patients.