Table 2 Circumstances surrounding suicide decedent, stratified by firearm and non-firearm suicide
From: Who discovers the firearm suicide decedent: an epidemiologic characterization of survivor-victims
|  | Total (n(%), N = 332) | Firearm suicide (n(%), N = 182) | Non-firearm suicide (n(%), N = 148) |
|---|---|---|---|
Who discovered the decedent? | |||
 Family/frienda | 200 (60.2) | 107 (58.8) | 93 (62.8) |
 Stranger/acquaintanceb | 70 (21.0) | 41 (22.5) | 29 (19.5) |
 First responderc | 74 (22.4) | 44 (24.2) | 30 (20.3) |
Dead when found | 243 (73.2) | 121 (66.5) | 122 (81.3) |
Dying when found | 86 (25.9) | 58 (31.9) | 28 (18.7) |
Unknown | 3 (1.0) | 3 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Forced witnessingd | 63 (19.0) | 47 (25.8) | 16 (10.8) |
Location decedent discovered | |||
 Homee | 237 (71.4) | 128 (70.3) | 109 (72.7) |
 Other | 93 (28.0) | 53 (29.1) | 40 (26.7) |
 Unknown | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.7) |
Location of gun shot wound | |||
 Head/neck | – | 162 (89.0) | – |
 Trunk | – | 20 (11.0) | – |