HANGING AND STRANGULATION.

Strangulation and Hanging

to the respiration from pressure applied externally to the air passages. The difference between the two lies in the manner in which the force producing this obstruction is applied. In strangulation the result is brought about by compression by the hand as in throttling, or by a rope or some such instrument, while in hanging the constricting force is the weight of the body which is more or less ...

[Hanging or strangulation?--Sleeping tablet poisoning].

Paediatric hanging and strangulation injuries: A 10-year retrospective description of clinical factors and outcomes.

OBJECTIVE To identify early clinical factors that are correlated with death or severe disability in paediatric patients who have sustained an injury by hanging or strangulation. METHODS A retrospective review of all patient records from January 1, 1997, to September 30, 2007, was conducted. Patient records were identified by International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems...

Unintentional strangulation by a cervical collar after attempted suicide by hanging.

We report the case of a young man who attempted suicide by hanging and whose neurological status deteriorated until the cervical collar, that had been correctly placed by the prehospital team, was removed. We discuss the physiopathological mechanisms leading to death in hanging that is, a blockage of the blood stream to the brain leading to vasogenic and cytotoxic cerebral edema rather than asp...

Self strangulation by hanging from cloth towel dispensers in Canadian schools.

OBJECTIVE To investigate a local "epidemic" of incidents of strangulation by hanging from continuous cloth towels in dispensers. METHOD The coroner's office in all provinces and territories were contacted. Five cases of hanging from continuous cloth towels in Canadian schools were identified and reviewed. RESULTS There were four deaths, and one near-death, all males age 7 to 12. Two cases w...