Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 266-268, July 2009

Fatal suicide cases in Port Said city, Egypt

  • Seham A. Gad ElHak, MD (Faculty of Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Mansoura University, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Department, Mansoura, Egypt
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  • Amr M. El-Ghazali, MSc (Master)

      Affiliations

    • Port Said Forensic Institute, Port Said, Egypt
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  • Mohamed M. Salama, MSc, DTQM (Faculty of Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Mansoura University, Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Department, Mansoura, Egypt
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +20 257330899.
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  • Ahmed Y. Aboelyazeed, MSc, DTQM (Faculty of Medicine)

      Affiliations

    • Mansoura University, Community Medicine Department, Mansoura, Egypt

Received 30 April 2008; received in revised form 16 August 2008; accepted 9 December 2008.

Abstract 

In the present study, a retrospective evaluation of suicide cases in the city of Port Said from 1998 to 2004 is done. The demographic data of the cases were evaluated. There were 80 cases of suicide 54 of them (67.5%) involved males. Age distribution showed a predominance in the age range 20–30 years. Methods of suicide included rodenticides intake in 25% of cases, drowning in 18.75%, burns in 16.25%, firearm injuries in 13.75%, jumping from height in 10%, drug intake in 8.75% and hanging in 7.5%. A medico-legal autopsy had been carried out for all cases. In conclusion, we emphasize the importance of rodenticides control as well as necessity of performing a psychological autopsy.

Keywords: Suicide, Port Said, Post-mortem examination

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PII: S1752-928X(08)00244-8

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2008.12.006

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 266-268, July 2009

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