Prehospital characteristics, incidence trends, and outcome of emergency self‐inflicted injury patients with gas substances: a population‐based descriptive study in Osaka, Japan

Little is known about the detailed characteristics of patients using gas substances for self‐inflicted injury in prehospital settings. The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics, incidence trends, and outcomes of patients who used gas substances for self‐inflicted injury in Osaka City, Japan, using ambulance records.

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