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Rupani R, Rathore S, Singh M, Kumari S, Singh R, Verma AK, Ranjan R, Sharma V. J. Ind. Acad. Forensic Med. 2020; 42(2): 120-122. |
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(Copyright © 2020, Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine) |
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Abstract |
Suicide a serious public health issue every society is facing today and is highly preventable with timely and strategic intervention. Attempted suicide is often underreported in India. The present study aims to provide a complete demographic profile of near hanging cases which often go underreported from the medico-legal point of view. The present study is an observational study of patients presenting with near hanging and referred to the department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, for medico-legal opinion from Medicine Department of King George's Medical University, Lucknow. All the cases presenting with near hanging from November 2018 to November 2019 were studied. A total of 140 cases of near hanging were reported, out of 140 cases, 73 (52.14%) were male, and 67 (47.86%) were female. The most common age group involved was 21-30 years with male (62.96%), majority of the cases (57.14%) were married, and the common materials used for hanging were dupatta (39.29%). In the majority of cases, reason for hanging was a family dispute (40%) followed by marital disputes (21.43%). Majority of the patient (93.57%) had attempted hanging for the first time.84.29% of the patients got discharged, and in only 10% of cases, mortality was reported. Early hospitalization and rigorous medical intervention showed favorable outcome. © 2020, Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. All Rights Reserved. Language: en |
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Keywords |
Suicide; Near hanging; Ligature |