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Biting Through an Arteriovenous Hemodialysis Graft: An Unusual Method of Suicide
Author(s) -
Charlot Aglae,
DeRoux Stephen
Publication year - 2009
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/j.1556-4029.2009.01164.x
Subject(s) - hemodialysis , forearm , depression (economics) , suicidal ideation , medicine , population , disconnection , suicide rates , poison control , surgery , injury prevention , emergency medicine , environmental health , law , economics , macroeconomics , political science
Patients on long‐term hemodialysis often have multiple medical and social problems with associated psychological stress and depression. The suicide rate in this population is higher than the general population, and suicides have been reported following severing or disconnection of hemodialysis vascular access sites. We report a patient on chronic hemodialysis with a history of depression and suicidal ideation who bit into his forearm arteriovenous graft and exsanguinated.