Are suicides by jumping off bridges preventable?
| Autor: | Anders Eriksson, Annika Hedelin, Ulf Björnstig, Per Lindqvist, Anders Jonsson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics Poison control Human Factors and Ergonomics Limiting Level design medicine.disease_cause Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Jumping Injury prevention medicine Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Psychiatry business |
| Zdroj: | Accident Analysis & Prevention. 36:691-694 |
| ISSN: | 0001-4575 |
| Popis: | This is a community-based sequential case series of 50 individuals who committed suicide by jumping from bridges in two regions of Sweden. Of the 50 subjects, 32 were men and 18 women, with a median age of 35 years. At least 40 had psychiatric problems. The frequency of suicide was highest during the summer months and during the weekends. A total of 27 bridges were used, with a total length of just under 9 km. Three bridges accounted for almost half of all suicides. Limiting the availability of one method of committing suicide is reported to reduce the overall suicide rate; why suicide and injury suicide preventive measures might be considered. Since this study demonstrates that few bridges attract suicide candidates, this injury mechanism needs to be acknowledged by the road system owners and included in the safety work. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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