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Sat Mar 1 01:22:24 GMT 2008

We haven't seen any increase in the suicide rates (in Costa Rica), just the methods have changed. Usually we get the intoxicated or self inflicted gun shot patients. But lately we have been getting some hangings. That is out of the normal!
  Jose Martinez

"Bjorn, Pret" <pbjorn at emh.org> wrote:
  Our trauma service has seen a disturbing increase in suicides and
suicide attempts over the past couple of months. We're rural, so both
the numerators and denominators are small; but hear me out: for January
and February, we have six registered self-inflicted major traumas.
That's half again as many for all of '07, and six times the total for
Jan/Feb '06 and '07 combined. It's a blip; but it's a hell of a blip. 

Is anyone else seeing the same?

Pret Bjorn, RN
Bangor, ME USA
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