Open AccessA Descriptive Analysis of Patients With Attempted Suicide at a Rural Level I Trauma Center
Author(s) -
Evelyn Coile,
Tatiana Eversley-Kelso,
Eric K. Shaw,
Cynthia Ponir,
Mickey M. Ott
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
hca healthcare journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3830
pISSN - 2689-0216
DOI - 10.36518/2689-0216.1260
Subject(s) - trauma center , medicine , population , suicide rates , harm , demography , suicide prevention , medical emergency , poison control , psychiatry , psychology , environmental health , retrospective cohort study , social psychology , surgery , sociology
For patients with self-harm, suicide attempt, or suicide completion, the trauma bay is often the single point of contact. Regional differences and patterns exist for suicide that should be studied to enhance preventive strategies. Our goal was to critically evaluate the suicidal population of Southeast Georgia over a 9-year period.