Nonsuicidal self-injury-related foreign bodies in the emergency department

John Brunner; Marie Russel; Keith Herr; Elizabeth Benjamin; Lee Myers; Orest Boyko; Paul Jaffray; Sravanthi Reddy

doi:10.1053/j.sult.2014.10.007

Nonsuicidal self-injury-related foreign bodies in the emergency department

Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2015 Feb;36(1):80-7. doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2014.10.007. Epub 2014 Oct 16.

Authors

John Brunner¹, Marie Russel², Keith Herr³, Elizabeth Benjamin⁴, Lee Myers³, Orest Boyko³, Paul Jaffray³, Sravanthi Reddy³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: jbrunner@med.usc.edu.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
³ Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
⁴ Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

PMID: 25639181
DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2014.10.007

Abstract

Nonsuicidal self-injury is a common cause of foreign bodies encountered in emergency departments, resulting in significant morbidity, mortality, and economic costs. We review the role of imaging and frequent imaging findings in nonsuicidal self-injury, illustrated by case examples from a level 1 trauma center with dedicated jail and psychiatric wards in a major US metropolitan teaching hospital.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Eating
Emergency Medical Services / methods*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Self-Injurious Behavior / diagnostic imaging
Suicide, Attempted
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
Wounds, Penetrating / diagnostic imaging*