Firearm suicide mortality among emergency department patients with physical health problems.

CONCLUSIONS: ED patients presenting with deliberate self-harm injuries, substance use, and cancer were especially at risk for firearm suicide. To avoid missed suicide-prevention opportunities, EDs should implement evidence-based suicide interventions as a best practice for their patients.
PMID: 32950655 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Annals of Epidemiology - September 16, 2020 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Goldman-Mellor S, Hall C, Cerdá M, Bhat H Tags: Ann Epidemiol Source Type: research