[Firearms related suicide/homicide rate among the security guards population in Italy]. / Suicidi e omicidi con l'arma di ordinanza. Analisi della casistica nelle guardie particolari giurate in Italia.
G Ital Med Lav Ergon
; 31(1 Suppl A): A10-5, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The main aim of this study is evaluating the suicide/homicide rate of the Italian security guards population compared to other armed and general populations during a recent period.METHODS:
The authors reviewed the incidence of suicides and homicides among security guards from 1996 to 2006 and, where information was available, a comparison was made with Italian population adapted by age. Comparisons with the general population were also made.RESULTS:
The average rate of firearms related suicide among the security guards population during the established period was 11.7 per 100,000 persons-years (95% CI = 6.6-16.7) compared to a guns-related suicide rate of 0.7 per 100,000 person-years, (95% CI = 0.6-0.7) and a non-guns related rate of 5.5 per 100,000 persons-years, (95% CI = 5.2-5.9) for the general population adjusted for age. The overall homicide rate among security guards during the period was 11.4 per 100,000 person-years (95% CI = 6.2-15.4) compared with the homicide rate for the Italian population of 5.4 per 100,000 persons-years, (95% CI = 7.3-15.4).CONCLUSION:
The rate of suicide and homicide among the Italian security guards population was higher than the suicide/homicide rate in the general population. These results show that the phenomenon we have described needs attention and specific prevention activities.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Suicídio
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Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo
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Armas de Fogo
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Polícia
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Homicídio
Idioma:
It
Ano de publicação:
2009
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Article