Citation

Kogan Y, Bloom T. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 1990; 11(4): 329-330.

Affiliation

OCME, New York, New York.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2275472

Abstract

An unusual case of self-strangulation with an elastic band is described. The victim was a young Hispanic male with a complicated psychiatric history, including suicide attempts. Mechanisms of strangulation and mechanical asphyxial death are discussed briefly.

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