Petechiae, one of the classic signs of asphyxia, are thought to be more frequently observed in cases of hanging where part of the body is supporting the victim's weight, ie, cases of incomplete hanging. However, there is very little evidence-based medicine to support this claim. The present study is intended to evaluate the relationship between petechiae and the type of hanging (complete vs. in...

The hanging drop tissue culture is a technique utilized in embryology [4] and other fields to allow growth that would otherwise be restricted by the flat plane of culture dishes and also to minimize the surface area to volume ratio, slowing evaporation. The classic hanging drop culture is a small drop of liquid, such as plasma or some other media allowing tissue growth, suspended from an invert...

BACKGROUND Suicide is a common problem worldwide and the magnitude is high especially in countries where mental illnesses are prevalent and psychiatric services are poor. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempts among patients who attended the Psychiatry clinic of Gondar University Hospital. METHODS A cross sectional study was conducted from March-December 200...

The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution has been the foundation for judicial rulings against discriminatory laws affecting racial minorities, women, and other groups. However, it has had only limited application in mental health law, even though individuals with mental disorders have been subjected to long-standing discrimination in many contexts. In the pres...

OBJECTIVE The goals of analyzing all non-natural childhood deaths in Manitoba for the 22-year period (1989-2010) are to highlight preventable causes of death and to document temporal trends that might be influenced by changes in society. METHODS The 1989 to 2010 pediatric autopsy database at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre and records from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner were sea...

Laryngotracheal separation (LTS) is the most immediately life-threatening airway injury. LTS is so rare that very few otolaryngologists have experience with it. LTS is one of the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in airway diseases and its management remains to be established. We experienced a patient with complete LTS after attempted hanging. A high index of suspicion, adequate imaging, pr...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Hanging is a frequently used method to attempt suicide in India. There is a lack of data in the Indian population regarding clinical features and outcomes of suicidal hanging. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors affecting mortality and morbidity in patients admitted with suicidal hanging to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). METHODS A 6-year retrospective stu...

Taking the Xi’an rail transit line orthogonal crossing ground fissure section as engineering background, structural properties and adaptability of shield tunnel lining segment under environment are carried out. Using finite element numerical simulation method, combined with relevant model tests that have been out by predecessors, damage characteristics structure action revealed. The results sho...

Unlike land mining, the safety of seabed mining is seriously threatened by an overlying water body. In order to ensure subsea projects, it great importance understand failure characteristics and influencing factors strata deformation. Focusing on Sanshandao Gold Mine, a typical submarine deposit in China, geomechanical model testing numerical simulations were carried out. The results show that ...

Abstract We study how the asymmetric geometry of thrust faults affects dynamics supershear ruptures and their associated trailing Rayleigh as they interact with free surface, investigate resulting near‐field ground motions. Earthquakes are mimicked by propagating laboratory along a frictional interface 61° dip angle. Using an experimental technique that combines ultrahigh‐speed photography digi...