2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2019.101890
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Review of the pattern of traumatic limb lesions sustained in cases of hanging

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“…It is well recognized that hanging causes a range of injuries primarily to the head and structures of the neck, the most typical of which are an upsloping ligature abrasion of the neck skin, cutaneous and ocular petechiae, fractures of the hyoid bone, laryngeal cartilages, and cervical spine [ 5 ]. Injuries to the limbs are also well recognized in these deaths [ 6 ]. When presented with a death purporting to be self-inflicted hanging, it is the remit of the forensic pathologist to assess the deceased’s injuries to not only assist in independently confirming this proposition, but to critically evaluate the finding of any injury that may suggest otherwise.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…It is well recognized that hanging causes a range of injuries primarily to the head and structures of the neck, the most typical of which are an upsloping ligature abrasion of the neck skin, cutaneous and ocular petechiae, fractures of the hyoid bone, laryngeal cartilages, and cervical spine [ 5 ]. Injuries to the limbs are also well recognized in these deaths [ 6 ]. When presented with a death purporting to be self-inflicted hanging, it is the remit of the forensic pathologist to assess the deceased’s injuries to not only assist in independently confirming this proposition, but to critically evaluate the finding of any injury that may suggest otherwise.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%