Suicide rate following attendance at an accident and emergency department with deliberate self harm.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the risk of suicide in patients attending an accident and emergency (A&E) department with deliberate self harm.


METHODS
Information was obtained on suicides and open verdicts from the coroner's office and cross checked with computerised records in the A&E department.


RESULTS
There was a trend to suicide among younger socially isolated males and older females.


CONCLUSIONS
There is a significant association between suicide and a previous attendance at A&E with deliberate self harm. Appropriate assessment of these patients is an efficient way of managing self harm.
Ryan
J
J
Accident and Emergency Department, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Rushdy
A
A
Perez-Avila
C A
CA
Allison
R
R
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*