A California trauma doctor claims more people have tried to kill themselves in the past four weeks of lockdown than in a normal YEAR, and says deaths by suicide have far outstripped the coronavirus toll
Medical professionals at John Muir Medical Center in California made the claims
Dr Mike deBoisblank said there was a year’s worth of suicide attempts in weeks
His colleague nurse Kacey Hansen agreed lockdown needed to be lifted soon
She said she had never seen so much ‘intentional injury’ in her 33-year career
By EMER SCULLY
DAILYMAIL.COM
22 May 2020
California has seen a year’s worth of suicide attempts in the space of four weeks during coronavirus lockdown, according to a trauma doctor.
Medical professionals at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California have revealed their experiences in the hospital’s trauma center after mental health took a nosedive amid lockdown.
Dr Mike deBoisblank told ABC 7 News: ‘We’ve never seen number like this, in such a short period of time. I mean we’ve seen a year’s worth of suicide attempts in the last four weeks.’
His colleague, nurse Kacey Hansen, has worked at the medical center for 33 years and has never seen so much ‘intentional injury’.
‘They intend to die. Sometimes, people will make what we call a “gesture”. It’s a cry for help,’ she added.
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