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Examination of the Suicide Characteristics Based on the Scene Investigation in Capital Budapest (2009–2011)
Author(s) -
Kristóf István,
Vörös Krisztina,
Marcsa Boglárka,
VáradiT Aletta,
Kosztya Sándor,
Törő Klára
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4029
pISSN - 0022-1198
DOI - 10.1111/1556-4029.12822
Subject(s) - suicide methods , forensic science , medicine , medical prescription , suicide prevention , injury prevention , poison control , psychiatry , medical examiner , occupational safety and health , epidemiology , drug overdose , medical emergency , socioeconomic status , emergency medicine , demography , environmental health , suicide rates , population , pathology , sociology , veterinary medicine , pharmacology
Medicolegal evaluation of postmortem findings at the death scene represents an important part of forensic medicine. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence and characteristics of suicide events. Data collection was performed from the police scene investigation reports in capital Budapest between 2009 and 2011. In this study, epidemiological parameters such as age, gender, time and place of death, postmortem changes, suicidal method, seasonal and daily distribution, natural diseases, earlier psychiatric treatment, socioeconomic risks, supposed cause of death, final notes, earlier suicide attempts, and suicide ideations were analyzed. There were 892 suicide cases (619 males, 273 females) detected in the investigated period. Hanging, overdose of prescription medications, jumping, use of firearms, drowning, and electrotrauma showed statistical differences among genders ( p < 0.05). The most common methods of suicide among men and women were hanging (57.4%) and overdose of prescription medications (33%), respectively. Death scene characteristics represent the important factors for forensic medicine.