TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Survival of a victim of Isadora Duncan syndrome: A case report
JO  - Medicine, science, and the law
A1  - Mugadlimath, Anand B.
A1  - Sane, Mandar Ramchandra
A1  - Kallur, Sunil M.
A1  - Patil, Mallikarjun N.
SP  - 219
EP  - 222
VL  - 53
IS  - 4
N2  - Incidents of accidental strangulation by uncovered (open-spoked) wheels of vehicles are not uncommon but survival following such incidents is quite a rare phenomenon. The possibility of death from strangulation by a scarf getting caught in the wheel spokes of a vehicle was brought to the public's attention when the world famous dancer Isadora Duncan died on 14 September 1929. Cycle-powered rickshaws, bicycles and bullock-carts remain common forms of transport in India. However, the uncovered spokes of the vehicle wheel can trap the dupatta/chunni/odhani (long scarf worn around neck) worn by Indian women. A number of cases of fatal accidental strangulation have been described by different authors involving vehicles like cycle-powered rickshaws, bicycles and bullock-carts, with very few cases of reported survivors. Here we report a case of accidental strangulation involving a young girl with the dupatta getting caught in moving wheel of a bullock-cart, in which the victim survived in spite of severe injury to neck structures.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025802413484141
ID  - ref1
ER  -