Talk about certain height, fear during falling, pain, survival rate by jumping suicide

What is suicide by jumping?

  There is an image that jumping suicide is "painful" and "scary", but there is also a theory that there is no pain, anxiety, or fear, and on the contrary, it feels good . Summarizing the stories of people who have actually "fallen" in a fall accident, jumping suicide is a reliable suicide method comparable to hanging . Suicide by jumping is the second most popular suicide method after hanging suicide, and in many cases adolescents and boys, especially women, choose to commit suicide by jumping, and 30% of suicides up to teenage women are suicide by jumping. Suicide by jumping has long been a method of falling and dying from high cliffs such as Kagen Waterfall and Tojinbo, but suicide by jumping from a building is an urban suicide method that has permeated the world since high-rise buildings began to be built. It's a modern way of committing suicide.

Conditions required for jumping suicide

Height of 20m or more above the ground

In the case of suicide by jumping from a building, the survival rate varies depending on the height from the place of jumping to the point of fall and the situation of the point of fall. 20m above the ground is about the 7th to 8th floors of the building , and if you jump from a height higher than that, the survival rate is quite low. A halfway height will increase your survival rate, but even if you don't die, you may be seriously injured, with sequelae and disabilities, and a disastrous life. May 4, 2019 (Saturday) In the case where a person who seems to be a woman jumped from the roof of the building of Daimaru Umeda Department Store in Osaka at noon and committed suicide, the top floor of Daimaru Umeda store is the 15th floor, so it is high enough You can see that it was. However, in the case of a skyscraper with 15 or more floors above ground, it is possible that the point of fall may be on the roof of the next building or on the roof space of the middle floor, resulting in a life-threatening event. The commonly-known heights of jumping suicide are:

Jumping from a height of 10m (building 3F) → Low survival rate if the landing is paved road or concrete Jumping from 4F or 5F → Jumping from 10F to 11F → Survival rate is almost 0% 45m As mentioned above, in the case of water surface, jumping from 75 m or more → Almost no survival cases

The drop point is concrete

And even if it is 20m or more above the ground, it may be saved depending on the situation of the fall point. If the point of fall is concrete ground, it seems that it will not help, but if there is soil or planting, it will become a cushion and will not cause fatal injury.

In fact, in the United States, a person who fell from a height of 28m fell into a flowerbed and suffered a minor injury of one rib and a broken right wrist.

Also, even if there is a car at the point of fall, the car acts as a cushion. A man who jumped from the roof of a department store in Nagoya fell hungry on the hood of a stopped car and was injured for three months. In addition, even if it falls on the roof of a carport, tin roof, or a house, it may absorb the shock and not die.

Obstacles falling

Also, if clothes get caught on a tree branch in the middle, the falling speed may be slowed down and it may not be fatal . A man who jumped from the 7th floor of a capsule hotel in Shinjuku hit a streetlight on the way and changed his body direction and fell from his leg, so he just broke his left shoulder and pelvis, and there was no difference in his life.

Hard to find in an inconspicuous place

In some cases, if they fall and do not die instantly, they will be immediately discovered and taken to a hospital to survive. In that case, even if there is no difference in life, it is possible that the loss of limbs or serious sequelae will lead to a difficult life. On the other hand, there are cases where the body was not found for more than a year after jumping and committing suicide in an inconspicuous place.

In the case of suicide by jumping from a cliff

There is uncertainty when jumping off a cliff. In the case of two junior high school girls who jumped off a cliff with a height of 60m, one died and one was injured for six months and was saved. Even if you jump under the same conditions, this difference will occur because the natural terrain is not uniform and there are various uncertainties, so it may be caught on a tree branch or the hardness of the ground. There is a possibility that it will be found.  

Are you conscious while jumping and committing suicide?

The question is, what is your consciousness when you jump and fall, and do you feel any pain? A 54-year-old man who jumped off the 4th floor of the building said, "I didn't feel scared. Naturally, my body went over the fence of the balcony. When I got to the ground, did I feel pain? how I do not remember. they just do burns "remember that O'lying on the ground seems to have said. Regarding the consciousness at the very moment when it is falling , "By the time you jump down and reach the ground, it is natural that the ground is approaching. So I wondered if it would fall from my head or my feet. I think I wouldn't want to fall off my face. Naturally, I covered my face with both hands . " A man who survived after crashing into a glacier rock from a high place said, "I felt like I was riding on a huge wing and descending, and I was conscious while I was falling. Without fear or panic. , Quietly thinking about myself and the future of my family, various thoughts passed through my chest like lightning. After I fell, I lost consciousness without losing breathing or any pain. . during the fall, and hit his head and limbs to the cliff of rock and ice blocks have been here and there injury, which also did not feel. when higher this moment pleasant was no " it said. In this way, there are numerous reports of falling experiences due to accidents, and what they have in common is that they first feel that they are slowly falling, their consciousness is very clear, and they are anxious. It feels like you're dreaming, not just fear. During this time, memories from childhood often run around my head like a magic lantern, and sometimes I see a divine light or look down at myself falling from above. Have a near-death experienceIt seems. [Shigotry]

Difference depending on how it falls

According to a study by a medical doctor, jumping suicides are most likely to fall from the legs , with 60% having a head injury and 30% having a broken spine. There are 20% of liver and lung injuries and 25% of heart injuries. The next most common is a fall from the head, in which case skull fractures, brain injuries, rib fractures occur frequently, and arm and spine fractures and lung injuries are also common. Then, it often falls from the hips and then falls sideways . No matter where you fall, you are often injured in many places, and nearly 70% of all suicide by jumping suicides are injured in three or more places, including the head, abdomen, and limbs. In particular, the head and chest are often injured, more than 70% of people suffer fatal injuries here, and the heart moves greatly due to the inertia when it falls, so the aorta connected here may be cut. There are many. Thus, skull fractures, bruising, rupture of internal organs, and heavy bleeding are direct causes of death. [Shigotry]

When there is a person at the drop point

If there are people in the place where they fell, complicated problems will occur. In some cases, you may fall on a passerby and be saved, but if you injure someone below you, you will be charged a large amount of compensation . He fell onto a car that was parked underneath, and the man in the car broke his neck and was paralyzed from his leg down, and the bereaved family was claimed 200 million yen in damages. In November 1992, a man who jumped from the 8th floor of a department store died shortly after falling onto a high-ranking 3 boy who was talking to a friend below, who also died four days later. [Shigotry]

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