Responsibility and compassion in prehospital support to survivors of suicide victim – Professionals’ experiences

Over 800,000 people throughout the world commit suicide every year.1 It is estimated that for each person who commits suicide, six or more survivors are affected.2 As Shneidman pointed out: “A person’s death is not only an ending: it is also a beginning – for the survivors”.3 There is a difference for survivors between losing someone by sudden death caused by an accident or disease and the deliberate actions of a person who has committed suicide.4 The survivors often blame them selves for not preventing the suicide.
Source: International Emergency Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research