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A hypnic jerk, hypnagogic jerk, sleep start, sleep twitch, myoclonic jerk, or night start is a brief and sudden involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body which occurs when a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing the person to jump and awaken suddenly for a moment.
Another factor in reducing jumping deaths is to avoid suggesting in news articles, signs, or other communication that a high-risk place is a common, appropriate, or effective place for dying by jumping from. [32] The efficacy of signage is uncertain, and may depend on whether the wording is simple and appropriate. [32]
An anti-suicide blanket is a tear-resistant blanket that is used to prevent a hospitalized, incarcerated or otherwise detained individual from forming a noose to commit suicide. The blanket is typically made of simple and sturdily quilted nylon or similarly reinforced material.
Dennis urged people to avoid jumping off speedboats, with claims that social media had influenced viewers to try the trend. “I think people, if they’re being filmed on camera, ...
Many studies have shown that well-designed suicide barriers stop people from jumping at a particular site, but no study has found the overall suicide rate within an area decreased significantly after a barrier went up as a result of that barrier. [8] The effect of a suicide barrier on local jumping suicide rates has been mixed.
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Jumping off a building may refer to: BASE jumping, a recreational sport which uses parachutes for safe landing; A means of committing suicide by jumping from height