Chopsticks and suicide.
A case of serious suicidal attempt in a stroke patient by piercing a chopstick through the nostril, resulting in cerebral injury, is reported. The choice of the chopstick as a suicide tool is discussed in a clinical and cultural perspective. The potential of using chopsticks as an offensive weapon in suicidal patients is emphasised.
Leung
C M
CM
Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin.
Poon
C Y
CY
Lo
M K
MK
D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013406:Suicide, Attempted