2023-09-05 01:00:27
According to the WHO, around 703,000 people around the planet take their own lives each year.
During 2019 it was the fourth cause of death in the group of people between 15 and 29 years of age globally.
A 37-year-old nurse who worked at the IMSS committed suicide by hanging and was found in her home.
Around the world there is a serious mental health crisis and it has even been said that it could be the next pandemic. The figures are increasing, as well as its consequences and collateral damage. Health personnel are not exempt from this problem and a serious case that occurred in our country was suicide of a nurse from the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).
First of all it is necessary to talk about the current world panorama. According to the WHO, around 703,000 people take their own lives every year. In addition, there are many others who try without success. In fact, in 2019 it was the fourth cause of death in the 15 to 29-year-old group globally.
For its part, a common mistake is to think that this situation is related to the economic level. Attempting one’s own life occurs in individuals of all strata and in both high and low income countries.
With this in mind, Dr. Renato Oliveira e Souza, head of Mental Health and Substance Use at PAHO, affirms that to prevent suicide one must go beyond limiting access to the methods to commit it. Social-emotional skills must also be strengthened and access to mental health care improved.
It adds that an increase in employment opportunities and better access and capacity of health services, including those related to substance use, could reduce mortality rates from this cause.
IMSS nurse commits suicide
Now is the time to talk about a specific case that occurred in our country. Is about Maria Alejandra Hernandez Trejowho was a 37-year-old nurse who worked at the IMSS.
According to the investigation, the young woman was reported missing by her relatives. Although unfortunately she all took a turn when she went to her home in San Juan del Río, Querétaro.
#Tragedy They locate an IMSS nurse dead in San Juan del Río, she would have taken her own life.
– Querétaro newspaper (@DiarioRotativo) September 2, 2023
At that time, the police officers identified the body of the young woman. Based on the report, the nurse committed suicide by hanging. For its part, the body was transferred in a forensic ambulance to the morgue. As indicated by the protocol, a necropsy will be done.
Medicine is the profession with the most suicides
It is worth remembering that for some years Medicine became the profession with the highest rate of people taking their own lives. Those who exercise it are even twice as likely to commit this action compared to the rest of the population. In the United States alone, it is reported that between 28 and 40 doctors out of every 100,000 opt for this path.
In the case of our country there are no studies on the subject but it is estimated that the panorama is quite similar. to say of the Mexican Academy of Medicinebetween 96 and 140 per year are committed among health professionals.
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