Which Individual in the Emergency Department Should Be Considered at the Highest

question 30

Multiple Choice

Which individual in the emergency department should be considered at the highest risk for completing suicide?

• A) An adolescent Asian-American girl with superior athletic and academic skills who has asthma
• B) A 38-year-old single African-American female church member with fibrocystic breast disease
• C) A 60-year-old married Hispanic man with 12 grandchildren who has type 2 diabetes
• D) A 79-year-old single white man with cancer of the prostate gland

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