Injuries over neck in hanging deaths and its relation with ligature material: is it vital?

Autor: Tumram NK; Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur 440 003, Maharashtra, India. Electronic address: ntumram@rediffmail.com., Ambade VN; Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur 440 003, Maharashtra, India., Bardale RV; Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Miraj, Maharashtra, India., Dixit PG; Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur 440 003, Maharashtra, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of forensic and legal medicine [J Forensic Leg Med] 2014 Feb; Vol. 22, pp. 80-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Dec 21.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2013.12.021
Abstrakt: Hanging is a common suicidal means adopted. Careful inspection and noting of ligature mark is a vital factor during medico-legal postmortem. Ligature material used by the deceased is an important factor causing ligature mark in hanging. Apart from the ligature mark there are other injuries over neck surrounding it, which are called as 'peri-ligature injuries'. Peri-ligature injuries such as blisters, bruise, abrasion, etc. are influenced by different types of ligature material involved. These peri-ligature injuries are important for commenting on the antemortem nature of hanging in addition to other factors. Thus the present study on hanging deaths was carried out to see the relation of ligature material and different injuries occurring over the neck.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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