title: Suicide attempts in a emergency hospital.
abstract: This study aimed to characterize the profiles of suicide attempts that were attended to in the Hospital of Alagoas in the year 2010. Four hundred sixty-one charts and service bulletins were analyzed. Patients attempting suicide were predominately female. There were significant difference for suicide attempts (SAs) among men and women in the age of 10 to 19 years and 60 to 69 years. Women have tried more suicide aged between 10 and 19 years and men between 60 and 69 years. The ingestion of drugs was the most frequent method for women; and poisoning, use of sharp objects and hanging for men. The results of this study may contribute to elaboration, planning and implementation of preventive measures to reduce cases of SAs.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, ArapiracaAL, Brazil, Master in Health Sciences at Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Arapiraca AL, Brazil;
authors.forename: Verônica de Medeiros
authors.initials: Vde M
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Alagoas, ArapiracaAL, Brazil, Nurse, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Arapiraca AL, Brazil;
authors.forename: Amanda Mirlla Santos da
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Master in Public Health, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco;
authors.forename: Ana Paula Nogueira de
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Doctor of Medical Pathophysiology at Universidade Estadual de Campinas.
authors.forename: Tiago Gomes de
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao PauloSP, Brazil, Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica, Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo SP, Brazil;
authors.forename: Ana Cristina Mancussi e
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Faro
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Fisiologia da Respiração, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Postdoc in the Laboratório de Fisiologia da Respiração, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho.
authors.forename: Antonio E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Nardi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000145:classification / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult