Suicide - A Preventable Death

Suicide: A Preventable Phenomenon in Adolescents

The profound changes in environmental, ecological, socio-cultural, ideological and familiar materials in the last decades, confront adolescents with situations of hostility often generators of mental disorders in particular suicide risk. These evidences advocate the imperious need to promote mental health and balance of individual/social citizens, particularly the younger ones. In this context,...

Suicide: a preventable public health problem.

Death Due to Strychnine Poisoning in a Health Worker’s Suicide: A Case Report

Introduction: Strychnine is a natural alkaloid, which is used as pesticide for many years. In this report, a case of suicide with Strychnine was presented. Patient Information: In a suicide scene, a 55-year-old male health worker was found with spastic and arched back spine and rigid muscles similar to rigor mortis. In autopsy, signs of superficial burning were seen in the mucous membranes of m...

Eliminating preventable death on the battlefield

To evaluate battlefield survival in a novel command-directed casualty response system that comprehensively integrates Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines and a prehospital trauma registry. Analysis of battle injury data collected during combat deployments. Afghanistan and Iraq from October 1, 2001, through March 31, 2010. Casualties from the 75th Ranger Regiment, US Army Special Operations...

Eliminating preventable death on the battlefield.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate battlefield survival in a novel command-directed casualty response system that comprehensively integrates Tactical Combat Casualty Care guidelines and a prehospital trauma registry. DESIGN Analysis of battle injury data collected during combat deployments. SETTING Afghanistan and Iraq from October 1, 2001, through March 31, 2010. PATIENTS Casualties from the 75th Ran...