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Table 3 The previous suicide attempt methods used by the patients with repeated suicide attempts

From: Analysis of attempted suicide episodes presenting to the emergency department: comparison of young, middle aged and older people

Re-attempt method (N = 1029)

Poisoning

Cutting

Drowning

Falling

Hanging

Others

N = 659

N = 306

N = 5

N = 19

N = 36

N = 4

Previous methods

 Poisoning (n = 593, 48.4%)

502 (62.8)

64 (18.7)

1 (16.7)

5 (19.2)

20 (41.7)

1 (25.0)

 Cutting (n = 492, 40.1%)

214 (26.8)

249 (72.8)

4 (66.7)

12 (46.2)

12 (25.0)

1 (25.0)

 Drowning (n = 12, 1.0%)

8 (1.0)

3 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

1 (3.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Falling (n = 37, 3.0%)

20 (2.5)

9 (2.6)

1 (16.7)

4 (15.4)

3 (6.3)

0 (0.0)

 Hanging (n = 77, 6.3%)

48 (6.0)

13 (3.8)

0 (0.0)

4 (15.4)

12 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

 Other (n = 15, 1.2%)

8 (1.0)

4 (1.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (2.1)

2 (50.0)

  1. Parentheses indicate percentage