title: Suicide attempts by exposure to toxic agents registered in a Toxicological Information and Assistance Center in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, 2013.
abstract: to describe cases of suicide attempts by exposure to toxic agents registered by the Toxicological Information and Assistance Center in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
  
  
  
  this is a descriptive study using secondary data of the cases registered in 2013.
  
  
  
  410 cases were registered; 56.2% of the individuals were female and 79.7% were between 12 and 39 years old; most of them (86.4%) lived in urban areas and 67.2%, in Fortaleza; in 94.9% of the cases, the exposure took place in the individual's own home; the toxic agents most commonly used were pesticides (42.9%), especially for agricultural use (30.2%), medicines (39.5%) and house cleaning products (3.4%); of 16 suicide attempts that resulted in death, 15 were caused by agricultural pesticides.
  
  
  
  the study shows that the intake of toxic agents, especially of agricultural pesticides, is a common method used in suicide attempts; the integration between actions of promotion and prevention are essential.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Fortaleza-CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Paula Soares
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Gondim
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Fortaleza-CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rachel Rabay
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Curso de Farmácia, Fortaleza-CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: João Gabriel Barbosa
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Curso de Farmácia, Fortaleza-CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rayra Aguiar Campos
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Hospital Instituto Dr. José Frota, Centro de Assistência Toxicológica, Fortaleza-CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Polianna Lemos Moura Moreira
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Albuquerque
authors.affiliation: Hospital Instituto Dr. José Frota, Centro de Assistência Toxicológica, Fortaleza-CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria do Socorro Batista
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Veras
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Fortaleza-CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Augusta Drago
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006795:Household Products / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010575:Pesticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D011039:Poison Control Centers; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides