Profile of deaths due to hanging- An autopsy based retrospective study at a tertiary care centre in Indore
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Hanging is that form of violent asphyxial death which is caused i either by the exclusion of air from lungs or oxygenated blood from the brain ii by means of ligature around the neck iii the constricting force is the weight of the body It is the second most commonly used suicide methods in India and has a high mortality The materials required are easily available and a wide range of ligatures can be used Hanging is the most common form of asphyxial death that forensic experts come across in their practice The present study was conducted in the Department of Forensic Medicine amp Toxicology of Sri Aurobindo Medical College amp PGI Indore from January 2013 to December 2017 Total 113 cases of hanging were found in this duration The different aspects of hanging cases like sex ratio age group involved residence ligature material used type of hanging place of hanging salivary stain marks the position of the knot and other Postmortem findings have been discussed in detail in this studyKeywords Suicide Hanging Ligature mark
Authors and Affiliations
Pradeep Kumar Mishra, Jitendra Tomar, Abhishek Varun, Pankaj Verma
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