Abstract
Suicide is the human act of ending one’s life. Suicidal attitudes with the intention of death, but without leading to death are called suicide attempts, that is, they are intentional acts of self-harm without the outcome being death. This study analyzed, epidemiologically, the care provided by the Mobile Emergency Service – SAMU / AP related to suicide attempts in 2018 in Macapá / AP. A cross-sectional, descriptive and quantitative research was carried out. Data were collected from 61 records of initial care referring to the events held in 2018, from the SAMU / AP file storage system. This study allowed the expansion of the knowledge of the characteristics of the cases of suicide attempts and consummated suicides that occurred in Macapá / AP, thus enabling the support of professionals to work on interventions with the population in search of the reduction of existing statistics. It is noteworthy that the problem of the lack or notification of cases of suicide attempt performed in an insufficient manner is an important aspect for the weakening of epidemiological information, of network assistance actions and for the realization of territorialization and intersectorality in mental health. Educational actions and public policies that reinforce to the physician and the first aid teams in general the importance of the correct and complete registration of information
Highlights
For the Pan American Health Organization (OPAS, 2003), suicide is the human act of ending one's life
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Unemployment, distribution and trade of drugs in the country and indiscriminate prescription of psychoactive drugs can be factors that favored the excessive exposure of the population to chemicals (BERNARDES et al, 2010). These morbidities are not the majority in the results found in this study, it is believed that the risk of suicidal behavior throughout life is greater when there is an associated mood disorder, which can increase anxiety traumatic) or reduce restraint https://www.nucleodoconhecimento.com.br (VASCONCELOS-RAPOSO et al, 2016; BRASIL, 2017)
Summary
For the Pan American Health Organization (OPAS, 2003), suicide is the human act of ending one's life. Suicidal attitudes with the intention of death, but without leading to death are called suicide attempts, that is, they are intentional acts of self-harm without https://www.nucleodoconhecimento.com.br the outcome being death (BRASIL, 2008) and WHO calculates that for each suicide consummated there are about twenty people who try it (OMS, 2014). According to the WHO (OMS, 2014), suicide deaths can be prevented if conditions are available to offer help, with prevention as the central component and responsibility of health services as well. About 800 thousand people commit suicide every year, which corresponds to a rate of 11.4 deaths for every 100 thousand inhabitants and 1 self-provoked death every 40 seconds. It is estimated that the number of attempts exceeds this rate by up to 10 times
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