J Korean Soc Emerg Med.  1999 Dec;10(4):568-578.

Clinical Analysis of the Suicidal Attempters Visiting Emergency Center

• Park JH
• Wi DH

Abstract

BACKGROUND: To collect the data related to the clinical analysis of suicidal attempters who visited the emergency center of WonKwang University Hospital.
METHODS
The authors performed a retrospective analysis of 306 suicide attempters, observed in the WonKwang University Hospital Emergency Center from January 1st, 1998 to December 31th, 1998.
RESULTS
1) Factors related to increased occurrence were male(1.1:1), age of 2nd, 3rd & above 6th decade. 2) Poisoning was the most common method of suicidal attempt(90.8%). 3) The average observation time was 18.76+/-23.3 hour and average staying time in admitted patients were 40.4+/-32.3 hour. 4) Mortality rate was in male 23.1%(37/160) and in female 10.0%(15/146). 5) Among the suicidal attempters who admitted, 56 patients were admission(11.8%). 6) Consultant of neuropsychiatric department was only 10.5%(18/172), and most common underlying psychiatric disorder was depression(10/18).
CONCLUSION
1) To develope observation room decrease staying time in suicidal attempters. 2) All suicidal attempters were necessarily neuropsychiatric consultant and continuously follow-up.

MeSH Terms

Consultants
Emergencies*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Mortality
Poisoning
Retrospective Studies
Suicide