Suicide acts in 8 states: incidence and case fatality rates by demographics and method. American Journal of Public Health. for suicide.ġSource for chart: Spicer, R.S. Poisoning (Overdose/Ingestion) Medicines (both prescription and non-prescription) Drugs or alcohol Cleaning agents and supplies Insecticides and pest. Although fire, for example, is universally accessible, it is rarely used in the U.S.
The fifth factor is acceptability to the attempter. More people start an attempt and abort it than carry it through therefore, methods that can be interrupted without harm mid-attempt - such as overdose, cutting, CO poisoning, and hanging/suffocation - offer a window of opportunity for rescue or change of heart that guns and jumps do not. The fourth is ability to abort mid-attempt. But sleeping pills, carbon monoxide, jumping off the Golden Gate Bridgethose methods, more peaceful, more serene, also provide that. Similarly, a gun in the closet poses a greater risk than a very high bridge five miles away, even if both methods have equal lethality if used. If you really wanted to kill yourself, you could do it. Given the brief duration of some suicidal crises, a lethal dose of pills in the nightstand poses a greater danger than a prescription that must be hoarded over months to accumulate a lethal dose. Why Do Teens Try to Kill Themselves Most teens interviewed after making a suicide attempt say that they did it because they were trying to escape from a. Nitschke also brought with him the 'exit bag' and assorted paraphernalia used to demonstrate killing oneself with a plastic bag and helium. A method that requires technical knowledge is less accessible than one that does not. Using one of the kits, a potentially suicidal person can make sure that the drugs he or she plans to use are strong enough to kill. For example, car exhaust with a high CO level will be more deadly than car exhaust with a low CO level.
2000:90(12) 1885.)Ī number of factors are theorized to influence the lethality of a given method. Recognize that depression and hopelessness can distort your perceptions and reduce your ability to make good decisions. Firearms have the highest case fatality, and drug/overdose ingestion and cutting have the lowest. It is based on a study that used emergency department data and death certificate data from 8 U.S. The bar graph below shows “case fatality” (the percent of people who die in a suicide attempt) for several methods of suicide. Case Fatality Rates by Suicide Method, 8 U.S.
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