Neck vascular lesions in hanging cases: A literature review

Aşırdizer, Mahmut; Kartal, Erhan

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2021.102284

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“…19 Beyond the intimate partner violence context, we note that non-fatal strangulation is also used in consensual sexual practices, 20 including chemsex and group sex subcultures, and has been used in autoerotic contexts, violent pornography and dangerous adolescent 'choking games', 21 leading to accidental death. 22 Further discussion of non-fatal strangulation in these contexts, as well as injuries seen in near-hangings and hangings in a mental health or homicidal context (addressed in the forensic medical literature), 23 is beyond the scope of this article.…”

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‘I thought I was about to die’: Management of non-fatal strangulation in general practice

2022

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BackgroundAwareness of the significance of non-fatal strangulation is increasing in health and justice settings. While approximately half of patients strangled will sustain no immediate physical injury, strangulation has potential significant sequelae such as carotid dissection, hypoxic brain injury and laryngeal injury. Non-fatal strangulation by an intimate partner increases homicide risk by 7.48 times. General practitioners have a key role in identification, education and appropriate treatment.'I thought I was about to die'

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