Evaluation of Suicide Attempts in Southeast of Turkey, Around the Sanliurfa Region

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dc.contributor.authorSoeguet, Oezguer
dc.contributor.authorSayhan, Mustafa Burak
dc.contributor.authorGokdemir, Mehmet Tahir
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Halil
dc.contributor.authorAl, Behcet
dc.contributor.authorOrak, Murat
dc.contributor.authorUstundag, Mehme
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:27:28Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:27:28Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: Suicide is one of the leading causes of death following traffic accidents, especially in the young. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of suicides, death ratios and sociodemographic features in our city (Sanliurfa province, Turkey). Materials and Methods: In the study, subjects who applied to the emergency department due to suicide between 01(th) June 2008 and 31(th) May 2009 were analysed retrospectively. Data on sociodemographic features, methods used for suicide attempts and reasons were obtained by reviewing the medical files of the cases. Results: Of 53.678 patients who applied to the emergency department, 499 (0.9%) were found from the records to apply with suicide. 417 (88.7%) of the subjects were females and 82 (16.3%) were males. Suicides were found to increase in the 30-28 age group (60.4%). Methods used for suicide attempts were drug overdose or toxic substance ingestion in 96.9% (n= 484), gunshot wounds, stab wounds, jumping off or hanging in 3.1% (n= 15). The most commonly preferred agents were anti-inflammatory drugs in suicide attempts with drugs (45.9%). Ratio of death was 3.8% (n= 19) among all cases and 68.4% (n= 13) of the dying subjects were males. Most of the deaths occurred due to organic phosphorus ingestion (47.3%) ( n= 9). Conclusion: In our study, suicide attempts were found to be a social problem for our region and it was more common in the productive population between the ages of 20-28 years and in females. However,, ratio of suicide attempts resulted in death was found to be higher among males.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/jaem.2011.003
dc.identifier.endpage13en_US
dc.identifier.issn2149-5807
dc.identifier.issn2149-6048
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5152/jaem.2011.003
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/19953
dc.identifier.volume10en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000420145800003
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherAvesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectSuicideen_US
dc.subjectEmergency Departmenten_US
dc.subjectDeathen_US
dc.subjectOrganic Phosphorusen_US
dc.subjectSociodemographic Dataen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of Suicide Attempts in Southeast of Turkey, Around the Sanliurfa Regionen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of Suicide Attempts in Southeast of Turkey, Around the Sanliurfa Region
dc.typeArticleen_US

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