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In the Garden Route District of South Africa, there are an average of 2.8 deaths by suicide per month, with men being five times more likely to die by suicide than women. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The aim is to evaluate the frequency of suicidality and categorize its typologies encountered by emergency medical services in a rural area.

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Typologies Of Suicidality In A South African Emergency Medical Service

Typologies of suicidality and suicide presenting to a prehospital South African Emergency Medical Service: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis

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DTDaniel Tilley LCLloyd Denzil Christopher TFThomas Farrar

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Retrospective analysis reveals the frequency and types of suicidality in South Africa's emergency care context, suggesting urgent attention is needed.

Key Points

The aim is to evaluate the frequency of suicidality and categorize its typologies encountered by emergency medical services in a rural area.
Conducted a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of three years of Ambulance Incident Management Records.
Sampled mental health-related incidents from a total of 413,712 records in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Developed a novel data collection instrument to appraise suicidality challenges.
Approximately 2,976 mental health incidents were sampled, with 14% displaying suicidal ideation or behaviors.
Average of 2.8 deaths by suicide per month during the three-year examination period.
Men showed a higher risk with five times greater likelihood of suicide death than women, who primarily used poison and medication overdoses.

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Tilley et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69aa70e7531e4c4a9ff5b17a https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.171712.3

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March 6, 2026F1000Research0 citationsOpen Access

Typologies Of Suicidality In A South African Emergency Medical Service

Typologies of suicidality and suicide presenting to a prehospital South African Emergency Medical Service: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis

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Authors

DTDaniel Tilley LCLloyd Denzil Christopher TFThomas Farrar

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Overview

Retrospective analysis reveals the frequency and types of suicidality in South Africa's emergency care context, suggesting urgent attention is needed.

Key Points

The aim is to evaluate the frequency of suicidality and categorize its typologies encountered by emergency medical services in a rural area.
Conducted a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of three years of Ambulance Incident Management Records.
Sampled mental health-related incidents from a total of 413,712 records in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Developed a novel data collection instrument to appraise suicidality challenges.
Approximately 2,976 mental health incidents were sampled, with 14% displaying suicidal ideation or behaviors.
Average of 2.8 deaths by suicide per month during the three-year examination period.
Men showed a higher risk with five times greater likelihood of suicide death than women, who primarily used poison and medication overdoses.

Cite This Study

Tilley et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69aa70e7531e4c4a9ff5b17a https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.171712.3

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