Suicide attempt Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Outcomes == Suicide attempts can result in serious and permanent injuries and/or disabilities. At least 700,000 Americans survive a suicide attempt each year. People who attempt either hanging or carbon monoxide poisoning and survive can face permanent brain damage due to [[cerebral anoxia]]. People who take a drug overdose and survive can face severe organ damage (e.g., [[liver failure]]). Individuals who jump from a height and survive may face irreversible damage to multiple organs, as well as the spine and brain. While a majority sustain injuries that allow them to be released following [[emergency room]] treatment, a significant minority—about 116,000—are hospitalized, of whom 110,000 are eventually discharged alive. Their average hospital stay is 79 days. Some 89,000, 17% of these people, are permanently disabled.<ref>{{cite book|author=Stone, Geo|title=Suicide and Attempted Suicide|publisher=Da Capo Press|isbn=978-0-7867-0940-3|date=September 1, 2001}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page