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Authors
Affiliations
1 Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College & Hospital, Latur, (Maharashtra), IN
Source
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Vol 6, No 2 (2012), Pagination: 83-85
Abstract
Hanging is that form of asphyxia which is caused by suspension of the body by a ligature which encircles the neck, the constricting force being the weight of the body. Hanging is the method commonly used to commit suicide. In Latur district it is one of the common causes among the suicidal manner of death. In hanging death occurs immediately if the cervical vertebrae are fractured or rapidly in case of asphyxia, but usually death occurs in five to eight or ten minutes if blocking of air passages is only partial. Death is, as rule, slow in case of various congestions 1. In present cases the two victims survived for 3 and 32 days after hanging respectively.
Keywords
Hanging, Fatal Period, Hypoxic Brain Death, Late Death
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