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Table 2 Characteristics of suicide attempts

From: Characteristics of patients presenting post-suicide attempt to an Academic Medical Center Emergency Department in Lebanon

(N = 108)

No. (%)

Mechanism used

 Prescription medications

65 (61.3)

 Over-the-counter drugs

29 (27.9)

 Self-laceration

11 (10.1)

 Otherb

7 (6.5)

 Non-ingestible substancesc

6 (5.5) 

Location of attempta

 Home

100 (93.5)

 Otherd

7 (6.5)

Day of the week attempt

 Week day

77 (71.3)

 Weekend

31 (28.7)

Concomitant alcohol abuse

15 (14.2)

Concomitant drug abuse

6 (5.7)

Previous attempt

 At least one previous attempt

38 (35.2)

Time interval between two consecutive attemptsa

 Days (< 7 days)

2 (6.5)

 Weeks (≥ 7 days and < 4 weeks)

2 (6.5)

 Months (≥ 4 weeks and < 12 months)

13 (41.9)

 Years (≥ 12 months)

14 (45.2)

  1. a Variables with missing values
  2. b 3 attempted jumping from a lethal height, 1 firearm suicide, 1 attempted drowning, and 2 from pesticide ingestion
  3. c 2 attempts of swallowing bleach, 1 of soap, and 3 of unknown cleaning substances
  4. d 1 in a car, 1 at boyfriend’s house, 1 at sea, 1 at a hotel, and 3 at work)