Suicide by hanging: multicentre study based on coroners' records in England.
We studied 162 cases of hanging by suicide occurring in 24 coroners' jurisdictions in England within a 6-month period in 2001. Prison and psychiatric ward suicides accounted for only 6% of these. The most frequently used ligatures (ropes, belts and cable) and ligature points (beams, girders, lo...
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| author | Bennewith, O Gunnell, D Kapur, N Turnbull, P Simkin, S Sutton, L Hawton, K |
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| description | We studied 162 cases of hanging by suicide occurring in 24 coroners' jurisdictions in England within a 6-month period in 2001. Prison and psychiatric ward suicides accounted for only 6% of these. The most frequently used ligatures (ropes, belts and cable) and ligature points (beams, girders, lofts and trees) are commonly available in community settings, limiting opportunities for prevention. In only half the cases (52%) were victims fully suspended with both feet off the ground. Four per cent had also taken an overdose. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:9dc6da25-22ba-4786-99cf-8121a2a873802022-03-27T00:45:34ZSuicide by hanging: multicentre study based on coroners' records in England.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:9dc6da25-22ba-4786-99cf-8121a2a87380EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2005Bennewith, OGunnell, DKapur, NTurnbull, PSimkin, SSutton, LHawton, KWe studied 162 cases of hanging by suicide occurring in 24 coroners' jurisdictions in England within a 6-month period in 2001. Prison and psychiatric ward suicides accounted for only 6% of these. The most frequently used ligatures (ropes, belts and cable) and ligature points (beams, girders, lofts and trees) are commonly available in community settings, limiting opportunities for prevention. In only half the cases (52%) were victims fully suspended with both feet off the ground. Four per cent had also taken an overdose. |
| spellingShingle | Bennewith, O Gunnell, D Kapur, N Turnbull, P Simkin, S Sutton, L Hawton, K Suicide by hanging: multicentre study based on coroners' records in England. |
| title | Suicide by hanging: multicentre study based on coroners' records in England. |
| title_full | Suicide by hanging: multicentre study based on coroners' records in England. |
| title_fullStr | Suicide by hanging: multicentre study based on coroners' records in England. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Suicide by hanging: multicentre study based on coroners' records in England. |
| title_short | Suicide by hanging: multicentre study based on coroners' records in England. |
| title_sort | suicide by hanging multicentre study based on coroners records in england |
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