Death of a Cannabis Abuser due to Combined effects of Gagging & Chocking by Garbage Materials: a Case Report

Autor: Anindya Goswami, Sanchita Das Kundu, Saptarshi Chatterjee, Sandip Mukherjee, Tanmay Sardar, Amitabha Das
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology. 9:1
ISSN: 0973-9130
0973-9122
DOI: 10.5958/0973-9130.2015.00001.8
Popis: Gagging & chocking, both are types of violent asphyxial death. Gagging is mostly homicidal & majority of the victims are infants. Suicidal gagging is also reported many times from different parts of the world. Accidental gagging is relatively rare event. On the other hand, chocking is almost always accidental. Here, an accidental case of combination of gagging & chocking in a cannabis abuser has been reported.
Databáze: OpenAIRE