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Ravi Raj KG, Madhusudhana Reddy D, Lohith R, Yadav A. Indian J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2019; 13(1): 32-34. |
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(Copyright © 2019, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences. Deptartment of Forensic Medicine) |
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Abstract |
Suicide by hanging is the most common method used in our country. A study was conducted in fatal hanging cases done at the department of Forensic medicine and Toxicology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research centre, Bengaluru from January 2015-June 2016. The main objectives of this study is to study the age, sex distribution, methods used & motives, in all autopsy cases of death due to hanging. A total of 110 cases of suicides were studied out of which hanging constituted 75.45% of the cases. Males were the predominant group. The maximum cases were noticed between the age ranges of 21-30 years. The youngest age seen was 15year, and oldest age was 70years. Family problems constituted the main method for hanging. © 2019, Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. All rights reserved. Language: en |
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Keywords |
adolescent; adult; human; age; suicide; Suicide; Hanging; child; female; male; autopsy; hanging; Deliberate self-harm; sex ratio; school child; medicolegal aspect; Article; Family problems |