Unusual hanging deaths

We describe the circumstances and medical findings of four unusual hanging deaths. In brief, the unusual features are tracheostomy, delayed death, self-mutilation combined with severe neck injury caused by lengthy drop, and homicidal hanging in a young girl.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology 1988-12, Vol.9 (4), p.277-282
Hauptverfasser:	Cooke, C T, Cadden, G A, Hilton, J M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Asphyxia - pathology Child Death, Sudden - pathology Female Forensic Medicine Homicide Humans Male Self Mutilation - pathology Suicide Tracheotomy Western Australia
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe the circumstances and medical findings of four unusual hanging deaths. In brief, the unusual features are tracheostomy, delayed death, self-mutilation combined with severe neck injury caused by lengthy drop, and homicidal hanging in a young girl.
ISSN:	0195-7910
DOI:	10.1097/00000433-198812000-00001