• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제9권10호
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• pp.347-353
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 장애인에 대한 차별과 폭력경험이 자살생각에 어떠한 관련성이 있는지를 파악하고자 하였다. 연구 자료는 2014 장애인실태조사를 이용하였으며, 6,332명을 최종분석대상자로 하였다. 자살생각은 최근 1년 동안 실제로 자살시도를 해 본적이 있는지 여부로 정의되었다. 참조군은 자살생각 없음이며, 로지스틱회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과 자살생각을 가진 장애인은 18.5%(n=1,171)였다. 장애인이라는 이유로 언어폭력과 정신적 폭력을 당한 경험이 있는 경우에서 자살생각 위험이 높게 나타났다. 성희롱, 성추행, 성폭력을 경험한 시기가 청소년기인 경우에서 자살생각 위험이 16.7배(CI=4.22-66.18), 가해자가 모르는 사람인 경우 5.85배(CI=2.34-14.6), 대처방법이 무시하거나 참는 경우 4.08배((CI=2.05-8.12) 자살생각 위험이 높았다. 결혼 시 차별경험을 받은 경우 1.60배(CI=1.24-2.08), 장애로 인한 차별을 항상 느끼는 경우 2.73배(CI=4.22-66.18) 자살생각 위험이 높았다. 차별경험과 폭력경험으로 인한 자살생각은 자살로 발전할 수 있으므로 정신적 안녕을 위해 가족 및 사회의 관심과 배려 및 지역사회 차원의 예방프로그램이 함께 지원되어야 할 것이다.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.137-140
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• 2004

Acute cyanide poisoning is usually the result of attempted suicide which is often lethal within minutes or leads to a very poor prognosis after delayed and inadequate treatment. It affects the cerebral structures with the highest oxygen requirement, such as the basal ganglia, the cerebral cortex. We experienced a-45-year-old man who ingested Potassium Cyanide. He was stuporous. In 25 minutes, respiratory arrest developed and cardiopulmonary resuscitation was done. After return of spontaneous circulation, he admitted to intensive care unit, and conservative treatment was started. The clinical status was improved by degrees, but he couldn't perform daily activity like before. Minimal limitation of movement and memory deficit were left. In magnetic resonance imaging, which taken at the 11th day after admission, there were both basal ganglia and folia of cerebellum abnormality.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.25-33
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• 1977

The epidemiological informations on 1,828 cases of acute drug intoxication admmitted to the emergency rooms of 5 general hospitals, 4 in Seoul City and 1 in Incheon City from Jan. 1974 to Dec. 1974, were reviewed for statistical analysis. More detailed information on 796 cases from 3 hospitals were available in terms of the causative agent. The general findings obtained are as follows; 1. The sex ratio of the patient is 1.26 females to 1 male and this figure is almost consistent with the reports of previous authors. 49.7% of total cases were found in the age group of 20-29, which indicate the highest in percent distribution of age. 2. The incidence of acute drug intoxication was different by the season as the highest in summer and the lowest in winter. 3. As the cause of the intoxication, the attempted suicide occupied the single highest one with 91.7%. 4. The kind of causative agents varies with seasons as more economic poisons in the summer time and more drugs in the winter time.

• 한국노년학
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.489-511
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• 2009

한국에서 노인들의 자살문제가 점점 중요한 사회 문제로 부각되고 있는데 비해, 자살현상과 효과적으로 자살을 예방할 수 있는 요인에 대한 연구는 상대적으로 부족했다. 자살에 대한 생각은 자살 시도와 수행에 영향을 미치는 중요한 변수이기 때문에, 본 연구에서는 노인을 대상으로 자살생각에 영향을 미치는 주요한 변수를 도출하는데 그 목적을 두었다. 스트레스-소질 모델(Stress-diathesis Model)에 기반을 둔 본 연구는, 자살생각에 직접적으로 영향을 줄 수 있는 소질 요인과 스트레스 요인을 파악하였다. 또한 이 연구는 이들 요인간 유의미한 상호작용을 검증하였다. 분석 결과, 거주형태(독거)와 우울증이 자살생각의 유의미한 주요 선행변수로 나타났다. 또한 신경증과 우울증, 신경증과 생활사건의 상호작용 효과는 자살생각에 대한 강력한 설명력을 보여줌으로써, 스트레스 소질 모델이 노인의 자살 생각을 설명할 수 있는 적절한 모델임을 시사해주고 있다. 이러한 연구 결과는 향후 노인들의 자살을 방지할 수 있는 프로그램을 개발하는데 유용한 정보를 제공하고, 관련 연구에 다양한 시사점을 제공하는데 의미가 있다고 하겠다. 마지막으로 연구의 한계점과 미래 연구의 방향에 대해서 논의하였다.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.57-60
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• 2007

Cyanide has been well known from antiquity. Cyanide poisoning causes histotoxic hypoxia--inhibition of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase with disruption of the ability of cells to use oxygen. The mortality rate is 95% within 30 minutes. Acute cyanide poisoning is mostly the result of attempted suicide, and because of the high doses typically employed it usually is lethal within minutes. Also acute cyanide poisoning leads to a very poor prognosis because medical personnel can't detect cyanide intoxication and so many hospital haven't antidote. We report two cases of cyanide poisoning which responded well to treatment with the Taylor cyanide antidote package.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.245-254
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• 2013

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate factors influencing suicidal ideation in people with mental disorder. Methods: The subjects were 176 people with mental disorder from community mental health centers, social rehabilitation facilities, and university hospital psychiatric outpatient departments. The instruments used included a suicidal ideation questionnaire, a self-esteem scale, a spiritual well-being scale, a family support scale, and a professional support scale. Data were analyzed with t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and hierarchical regression analysis. Results: Suicidal ideation was influenced by age, history of suicidal attempts, and existential spiritual well-being. This study shows that suicidal ideation has negative correlation with existential spiritual well-being, self-esteem, family support, and age. Existential spiritual well-being, history of suicidal attempts, and age accounted for 30% regarding suicidal ideation in people with mental disorder. Conclusion: The lower existential spiritual well-being and age, the higher suicidal ideation. And also suicidal ideation was higher in people who had attempted suicide than in those who had not. Based on the outcomes of this study, it is necessary to design an intervention program that emphasizes existential spiritual well-being in order to decrease suicidal ideation in young people with mental disorder.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.17-21
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• 2015

Amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker of the dihydropyridine group, is commonly used in management of hypertension, angina, and myocardial infarction. Amlodipine overdose, characterized by severe hypotension, arrythmias, and pulmonary edema, has seldom been reported in Korean literature. We report on a fatal case of amlodipine intoxication with complications including rhabdomyolysis and oliguric acute kidney injury. A 70-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension was presented at the author's hospital 6 hours after ingestion of 50 amlodipine (norvasc) tablets (total dosage 250 mg) in an attempted suicide. Her laboratory tests showed a serum creatinine level of 2.5 mg/dL, with elevated serum creatine phosphokinase and myoglobin. The patient was initially treated with fluids, alkali, calcium gluconate, glucagon, and vasopressors without a hemodynamic effect. High-dose insulin therapy was also started with a bolus injection of regular insulin (RI), followed by continuous infusion of RI and 50% dextrose with water. Despite intensive treatment including insulin therapy, inotropics, mechanical ventilation, and continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration, the patient died of refractory shock and cardiac arrest with no signs of renal recovery 116 hours after her hospital admission.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.33-35
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• 2015

A 24 year-old man attempted suicide by injection of 1 cc of thinner into his left antecubital vein; 3 hours later, he visited our emergency room because of left chest pain. We suspected a chemical pneumonitis based on the abnormal findings of his chest X-ray and computed tomography. On the 3rd day after admission, a cellulitis also occurred at the injection area. His symptoms were relieved after supportive care for 2 weeks. There is significant experience with intoxication of thinner inhalation, whereas intoxication of intravenous thinner is rare.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.165-171
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• 2018

An overdose of antihypertensive agents, such calcium channel blockers (CCBs) and angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARBs), and the antihyperglycemic agent, metformin, leads to hypotension and lactic acidosis, respectively. A 40-year-old hypertensive and diabetic man with hyperlipidemia and a weight of 110 kg presented to the emergency room with vomiting, dizziness, and hypotension following an attempted drug overdose suicide with combined CCBs, ARBs, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coemzyme A reductase inhibitors, and metformins. A conventional medical treatment initially administered proved ineffective. The treatment was then changed to simultaneous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), which was effective. This shows that simultaneous ECMO and CRRT can be an effective treatment protocol in cases of ineffective conventional medical therapy for hypotension and lactic acidosis due to an overdose of antihypertensive agents and metformin, respectively.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.151-160
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• 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of suicidal attempts in adolescents over 5 years after school dropout. Methods: The data of the Panel Survey of School Dropouts (of 2013 to 2017) conducted by the National Youth Policy Institute were analyzed. The analysis used the 2013 survey data as the baseline and examined suicidal attempts from 2013 to 2017. A total of 776 adolescents were included in the analysis. Descriptive statistics, 𝝌² test, t-test, and multiple logistic regression were carried out using SAS 9.2. Results: About 11% (87 out of 776) of the adolescents with an experience of dropout attempted suicide between 2013 and 2017. The risk of suicidal attempts was significantly lower in female (AOR: 0.57, 95% CI: 0.87~0.93) than in male adolescents. The higher the self-esteem, the lower the risk of suicidal attempts (AOR: 0.87. 95% CI: 0.78~0.97). The higher the depression level (AOR: 1.10, 95% CI: 1.05~1.16) and the rate of parental abuse (AOR: 1.09, 95% CI: 1.02~1.18), the higher the risk of suicidal attempts. Conclusion: The findings of the study suggest that those who are male, depressed, have low self-esteem or have been abused by their parents are at high risk of suicidal attempts among the adolescents with dropout experiences. Therefore, early intervention is necessary for those at high risk.