Open AccessResearch Review
Author(s) -
Heather McLellan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
canadian journal of emergency nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2563-2655
pISSN - 2293-3921
DOI - 10.29173/cjen108
Subject(s) - pandemic , suicide rates , covid-19 , psychology , medicine , medical emergency , suicide prevention , poison control , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Suicide rates have increased worldwide and will continue to be a significant concern as the COVID19 pandemic unfolds. The authors of this study note that emergency nurses are ideally placed for a role in identifying those at higher risk for suicide.