TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Characteristic features of hanging: a study in rural district of central India
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Ambade, Vipul Namdeorao
A1  - Kolpe, Dayanand
A1  - Tumram, Nilesh
A1  - Meshram, Satin
A1  - Pawar, Mohan
A1  - Kukde, Hemant
SP  - 1216
EP  - 1223
VL  - 60
IS  - 5
N2  - The ligature mark is the most relevant feature of hanging. This study was undertaken with a view to determine the characteristic features of hanging and its association with ligature material or mode of suspension. Of a total medicolegal deaths reported at an Apex Medical Centre, hanging was noted in 4.1% cases, all suicidal with mortality rate of 1.5 per 100,000 population per year. The hanging was complete in 67.7% with nylon rope as the commonest type of ligature material used for ligation. The hanging mark was usually single, situated above thyroid cartilage, incomplete, prominent, and directed toward nape of neck. The mark of dribbling of saliva was seen in 11.8% cases. Facial congestion, petechial hemorrhage, and cyanosis were significantly seen in partial hanging. Though occasionally reported, the argent line was noted in 78.7% hanging deaths with neck muscle hemorrhage in 23.6% cases. Fracture of neck structure was predominant in complete hanging.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.12772
ID  - ref1
ER  -