Epidemiology of Fatal Injuries reported in the mortuary of a tertiary care hospital

Pradhan, Subrat Kumar; Acharya, Himansu Prasad; Mishra, Rudra Prasanna; Panda, Jay Kumar; Satapathy, Durga Madhab; Mishra, Sanjeeb Kumar

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20190182

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“…The proportion of deaths due to suicide was 38.2% among all death reported for autopsies. This is considerably higher than the 9.4% reported by a study in the same mortuary over a seven-year period [12]. This increase is in line with the postulated theories of increased stress during lockdown due to fear of the disease, contracting COVID, financial hardship, and discrimination [13,14].…”

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Epidemiology of Suicide in Western Odisha During COVID Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Mishra¹,

Panigrahi²,

Panda³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Introduction Suicide is the act of deliberately killing oneself. It is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Each year, more than seven lakh people end their lives globally. India is the worst-affected country in Southeast Asia. Both the genders and all age groups are affected. The COVID pandemic has led to the disruption of routine life and business. The proportion of deaths due to suicide was 9.4% among all deaths reported for autopsies by a study in the same mortuary over a seven-year period. Increased stress and anxiety have been postulated to lead to suicide. Our study objective is to describe the epidemiology of suicide during the early COVID pandemic (lockdown period). Methods This is a record-based cross-sectional study. We have analyzed the post-mortem reports for six months starting from April 1, 2020. Descriptive analysis was performed with Epi Info version 7 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, GA, USA). Results During the study period, 340 cases were classified as deaths due to suicide, out of a total of 891 mortalities. The median age for females was 26.5 and for males, it was 30. The male to female ratio was 1.8:1. Most of the deceased (39.8%) were in their third decade, followed by the fourth decade (18.9%), second decade (15%), and fifth decade (12.98%), respectively. Poisoning was the leading method used for suicide, accounting for 238 (70.1%) deaths, followed by hanging (11.8%), burns (6.8%), jumping from a height (6.5%), and jumping in front of the train (4.13%). Self-immolation (burning) was a common mode of suicide for females. Most of the suicides (71.4%) took place from the evening to midnight. Conclusion There was a fourfold rise in suicides during the period compared to previous data. Productive age groups are affected more. A large-scale multi-centric study in community settings for estimation of the true burden is the need of the hour. A multi-sectorial public health approach is needed to prevent untimely death due to suicide.

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