Pamphlet

Youth Presentations to Emergency Departments (EDs) Following a Suicide Attemt, 1999 (Fact Sheet #49)

Injury Prevention Research Centre

Year: 2002 Source: Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland, (August 2002), 2p. SIEC No: 20050808

The objective of this study was to describe the population of New Zealand/European youth who presented to Emergency Departments (EDs) at 1 of the 3 Auckland public hospitals following attempted suicide, & to identify factors associated with presentations to EDs by these youths. Findings are discussed.