ASPHYXIA FROM HANGING.

Autoerotic asphyxia by hanging.

A case of sexual asphyxial death by hanging is presented. A 41-year-old man was found dead hanging by a towrope. A mirror was placed in front of a table, reflecting him in full height. A photograph of a celebrity mannequin was found against him. The towrope was arranged for the compression of the neck, and controlled voluntarily by a shower apparatus. Autopsy findings revealed an ascending liga...

Agonal sequences in eight filmed hangings: analysis of respiratory and movement responses to asphyxia by hanging.

It has been proposed that filmed hangings may hold the key to a better understanding of human asphyxia, and The Working Group on Human Asphyxia was formed to systematically review and compare these video recordings. This study analyzed eight filmed hangings. Considering time 0 to represent the onset of the final hanging, rapid loss of consciousness was observed (at 8-18 sec), closely followed b...

Suicidal Hanging: Deaths from the Secondary Effects

a prisoner in the Cuttack Jail quarrelled with the female convict warder. In consequence of this quarrel she, on the evening of the 6th September 1902, made an attempt to hang herself. Making a rope by tearing up her cotton saree, she threw a noose round her neck, fastened the ends of the rope to the top bar of an Alipore pattern cubicle, in which she was confined, and sat down. An alarm was ra...

Multiorgan System Failure from Perinatal Asphyxia

Perinatal asphyxia is one of the most devastating complications associated with the process of birth. Medical complications that arise from this condition affect not only the brain, but also many other organ systems critical for the maintenance of life. An increased understanding of the multifactorial nature of this disease will help all health care workers to improve care for patients with thi...

Birth asphyxia.