Dergiler / Akademik Acil Tıp Dergisi / 2013 / Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 4
Presentation of suicide attempts to the emergency department: clinical features of early and late adolescents
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- 185–188
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Özet
Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı özkıyım girişiminde bulunan erken ve geç ergenerin demografik ve klinik özelliklerini karşılaştırmak idi. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu kesitsel çalışma Ocak 2009’dan Aralık 2011 tarihi-ne kadar Acil Servisimize (AS) özkıyım girişimi ile başvuran ergenlerin kliniközelliklerini belirlemek için yürütüldü. Hastalar iki gruba ayrıldı; Grup 1 erkenergenlerden (10-14 yaş) ve grup 2 geç ergenlerden (15-18 yaş) oluşmaktaydı. Bulgular: Hastaların 22’si (%34) erken, 42’si (%66) geç ergenler idi. Altmış dört hastanın 31’i (%48) erkek, 33’ü (%52) kadın idi (p=0,730). Acil servise başvuru zamanı (p
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the demographic andclinical features of early and late adolescents attempted suicide.Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to examinethe clinical characteristics of adolescents who attempted suicide and present-ed to our Emergency Department (ED) from January 2009 to December 2011.Patients were divided into two groups; Group 1 consisted of early adolescents(10-14 years) and Group 2 consisted of late adolescents (15-18 years).Results: A total of 22 (34%) patients were early adolescents and 42 (66%)were late adolescents. Thirty-one (48%) of the 64 patients were male, and 33(52%) were female (p=0.730). We found a statistically significant differencebetween early and late adolescents in time to ED admission (p