Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Jul 2004
Risk factors for nonfatal suicide behaviors among inner-city adolescents.
To determine whether a delineation of suicide attempt severity via toxic ingestion distinguishes adolescents in terms of needs for medical and psychosocial support. ⋯ The higher risk or more severe suicide attempt group of these urban adolescents were associated with psychologic adjustment disorder, but was not associated with other known risk factors for suicidal behaviors.
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Foreign body ingestion is a common occurrence in children. Morbidity associated with ingestion is rare and is dependent on the type of foreign body ingested. We report a case of a 9-year-old boy who developed intestinal obstruction and perforation following ingestion of magnetic-backed earrings.