Nonintentional strangulation in children is a widely recognized risk as a result of the vulnerability of their airway to occlusion by relatively low pressures. We describe 2 cases of strangulation by intravenous (IV) tubing in infants, 1 of which was fatal. This is the first documentation in the health science literature of this as a potential adverse consequence of IV therapy in young children...

Spigelian herniae rarely present as emergencies. There have been two cases requiring emergency surgery at this hospital within the last 5 years, representing 2.4% of all abdominal wall herniae requiring urgent treatment for strangulation.

A case of 'spontaneous' rupture of the diaphragm with herniation and strangulation of the stomach is reported. The diagnosis was made by endoscopy and repair achieved via laparotomy. The patient has made a full recovery.

In India, there have been frequent incidents of accidental strangulation due to entangling of drapes used in the traditional attire of females like saree, chunni/dupatta, shawls, stoles, scarf etc during transportation, motorized machinery and instruments at workplace, factories, and home equipment. We report case of a female victim of accidental strangulation when her dupatta got entrapped in ...

The causes, classification, and prevention of mechanical asphyxial death in children were examined. The Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (OPCS) identified children, under 15 years of age, who had died as a result of choking, suffocation, or strangulation in England and Wales during the years 1990 and 1991. Cases in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes of E911-3, E95...

In Finland, homicide by ligature strangulation is a rare event. The purpose of this study was to investigate recent homicide cases by ligature strangulation and to analyse offence and offender characteristics. All forensic psychiatric evaluation statements of offenders accused of ligature strangulation homicides during the 7-year period 1996--2002 (n=19) were reviewed retrospectively. Thirty-fi...

Clostridial toxins have previously been implicated in both strangulation obstruction and antibioticassociated colitis. These experiments show that these toxins are identical or similar in both diseases. Eighteen dogs with strangulation obstruction were studied. Closed midjejunal loops were constructed and bowel continuity was reestablished by end-to-end anastomosis. Venous blood supply to the c...

Introduction. Femoral hernias are at high risk of strangulation due to the narrow femoral canal and femoral ring. This can lead to symptoms of obstruction or strangulation requiring emergency surgery and possible bowel resection. To our knowledge, there is only one previous published report of bilateral strangulated femoral hernia. We present our case of this phenomenon. Case Report. An 86-year...