Open AccessNon-fatal suicide attempt by intentional stab wound: Clinical management, psychiatric assessment, and multidisciplinary considerations
Author(s) -
James M. Badger,
Shea C. Gregg,
Charles A. Adams
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.99688
Subject(s) - medicine , stab wound , incidence (geometry) , population , trauma center , poison control , suicidal ideation , accidental , injury prevention , psychological intervention , retrospective cohort study , psychiatry , surgery , emergency medicine , physics , environmental health , acoustics , optics
Suicide by means of self-inflicted stab wounds is relatively uncommon and little is known about this population and their management.