Assessing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on ambulance transports for self-harm: a population-based study in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Shunichiro NakaoYusuke KatayamaTetsuhisa KitamuraKenta TanakaTomoya HiroseJotaro TachinoTaku IwamiJun MasuiHisaya DomiTakeshi ShimazuJun OdaTetsuya MatsuokaPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
There was no difference in the incidence of ambulance transport due to self-harm and 21-day mortality from 2018 through 2021. However, the incidence rate of ambulance transport due to self-harm in 2020 increased in the age group of 20-29 years.