A very unusual case of attempted suicide

Piotr Misiak; Sławomir Jabłoński; Katarzyna Dziwińska; Artur Terlecki

doi:10.5114/kitp.2016.61050

eISSN: 1897-4252
ISSN: 1731-5530

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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A very unusual case of attempted suicide

Piotr Misiak

,

Sławomir Jabłoński

,

Katarzyna Dziwińska

,

Artur Terlecki

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2016; 13 (2): 145-147

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2016.61050

Online publish date: 2016/07/03

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We would like to present a case report of a very unusual suicide attempt. A 48-year-old female patient tried to commit suicide by stabbing herself with a kitchen knife into her neck. Suicide by self-stabbing is uncommon, constituting only 1-3% of suicide attempts. Patients with self-inflicted stab wounds may have a higher incidence of surgical interventions based on the stab location. Surprisingly, the mortality associated with this kind of wound is low. Most medical centers have very limited experience with this infrequent injury. There are only a few case reports and small series published in the literature of the subject.

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A very unusual case of attempted suicide

Piotr Misiak , Sławomir Jabłoński , Katarzyna Dziwińska , Artur Terlecki

suicide, neck and mediastinum injuries

Piotr Misiak

,

Sławomir Jabłoński

,

Katarzyna Dziwińska

,

Artur Terlecki