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Week 104: Suicide Flashcards

1
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Give some examples of ways to attempt self harm

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  • Self-immolation
  • Overdose
  • Hanging
  • Carbon monoxide poisoning (decreasing)
  • Poisoning (most common among women)
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What is the most used drug in overdosing?

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Paracetamol (50% of overdoses)

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What are four methods of dealing with an overdose?

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  • Gastric lavage
    Not really used
    One tube sucks out, other clean fluid in
  • Forced emesis: ipecac (also charcoal)
  • Activated charcoal
    Ineffective after a certain time but useful Ineffective with alcohol and metals
    Add sorbitol to shorten gut transit time
    Has to administered in <1 hour
  • Urine alkalisation
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What are the symptoms of an opioid overdose?

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⇒ Strong painkillers: codeine, morphine, heroin

  • Decreased level of consciousness
  • Constricted pupils
  • Bradycardia
  • Bradypnoea
  • Blue lips/nails (insufficient oxygen in blood)
  • Sometimes: seizures, muscle spasms
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What are the symptoms of a paracetamol overdose?

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  • Jaundice - skin and whites of eyes
  • Loss of coordination
  • Hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) - sweating, trembling, irritability
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What are the symptoms of an aspirin overdose?

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⇒ Used as a painkiller but mainly for its blood thinning properties

  • Sweating
  • Tachypnoea
  • Tinnitus (ringing in ears)
  • Temporary hearing loss
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What are the symptoms of a tricyclic antidepressant overdose?

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⇒ Type of antidepressant

  • Excitability
  • Dry mouth
  • Dilated pupils
  • Irregular heartbeat
  • Tachycardia
  • Low blood pressure - lightheadedness, fainting
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What are the symptoms of an SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) overdose?

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⇒ Type of antidepressant

  • Feelings of agitation
  • Tremors
  • Nystagmus (uncontrolled movement of the eyes)
  • Severe muscle tension
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What are the symptoms of a beta-blocker overdose?

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⇒ Used to treat heat/blood conditions: high blood pressure, angina, heart failure

  • Low blood pressure - lightheadedness, fainting
  • Bradycardia (<60bpm)
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What are the symptoms of a calcium-channel blocker overdose?

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⇒ Used in the treatment of high blood pressure and angina

  • Feeling agitated
  • Low blood pressure - lightheadedness, fainting
  • Chest pain
  • Bradycardia (<60bpm)
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What are the symptoms of a benzodiazepine overdose?

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⇒ A type of tranquiliser often used short-term to treat anxiety and insomnia

  • Coordination and speech difficulties
  • Nystagmus (uncontrolled movement of the eyes)
  • Shallow breathing
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What are the symptoms of a stimulant overdose?

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⇒ Include: cocaine, amphetamine, crack/ecstasy

  • Anxiety and paranoia
  • Restlessness, agitation
  • Hallucinations
  • High temperature
  • Chest pain- Tachypnoea
  • Irregular heartbeat
  • Tachycardia
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What are the symptoms of a cannabis overdose?

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  • Paranoia
  • Hallucinations
  • Numbness in arms and legs
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What is the antidote to an amitriptyline overdose?

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Sodium bicarbonate

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What is the antidote to a beta-blocker overdose?

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Glucagon

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What is the antidote to a benzodiazepine overdose?

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Flumazenil

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17
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What is the antidote to a cyanide overdose?

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Hydroxocobalamin/inhaled nitrates

18
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What is the antidote to a digoxin overdose?

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Digoxin antibodies

19
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What is the antidote to a heparin overdose?

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Protamine

20
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What is the antidote to a hydrofluoric acid overdose?

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Calcium

21
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What is the antidote to an iron overdose?

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Desferrioxamine

22
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What is the antidote to a methanol overdose?

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Ethanol

23
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What is the antidote to an ethanol overdose?

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Glycose

24
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What is the antidote to herbicide poisoning?

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Paraqat, also called Fuller’s earth

25
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What is the antidote to a methaemoglobin overdose?

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Methyline blue

26
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What is the antidote to an organophosphate overdose?

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Atropine

27
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What is the antidote to an opiate overdose?

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Naloxone

28
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What is the antidote to a paracetamol overdose?

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Acetylcysteine

29
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What is the antidote to a warfarin overdose?

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Vitamin K/Octiplex

30
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How does carbon monoxide poisoning work?

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Carbon monoxide has a 250x affinity for haemoglobin compared to oxygen meaning oxygen cannot be carried round the blood

31
Q

What is anthropology?

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The study of humans as a whole

32
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What does the psychoanalytic theory of depression (Freud) say?

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Dreams and unconscious thoughts

33
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What does the cognitive model of depression (Beck) say?

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Rigid thinkingPolarised thinking

34
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What does the cognitive behavioural model of depression (Wensel and Beck) say?

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Polarised thinking with depressionNegative personal views

35
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What does the multidimensional theory of depression (Schneidmann and Lenage) say?

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Unbearable psychological pain - immense depression

36
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What does the diatheses stress hypothesis/stress vulnerability resilience model say?

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Some people have a natural ability to deal with high stress whereas others are pushed over the edge with low stress - table of graduation

37
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What does the self-regulatory theory of depression say?

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Victim’s perspective and focus on pursuit of goals and how it affects behaviour

38
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What does escape theory say?

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Want to escape

39
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What are the four types of suicide according to Durkheim?

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  • Egoistic
  • Altruistic (better for others)
  • Anomic (social isolation)
  • Fatalistic (only choice, no other way)
40
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What is procyclidine?

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Used in the treatment of Parkinson’s and dystonia

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