Survival following accidental ligature strangulation: A case report

Accidental and occupational ligature strangulation in northern Tunisia: four-case study

“…A striking fact that has been noticed, in the literature, is the frequency of the phenomenon of accidental strangulation in India (Aggarwal and Agarwal 1998;Shetty and Shetty 2006;Gupta et al 2004;Kohli et al 1996;Verma et al 2005;Verma and Lal 2006;Verma 2007;Chattopadhyay and Pal 2008;Singh et al 2003). This frequency is probably related to particularities of clothing ("chunni" around the neck) and the means of transport used in this country (tricycles with unprotected wheels).…”

A Case of Ligature Strangulation in an Agricultural Accident with Unusual Autopsy Findings.

“…Similarly in the current case, the unusual presentation of ligature mark is due to the pull of free ends of dupatta in water motor. The previous literature had also reported the mark to be incomplete [2,6,7,9] and oblique [3]. There were too many associated external injuries present over the face and forehead, unlike hanging in which external injury other than the ligature mark is rarely found [12][13][14][15][16][17].…”

“…There were too many associated external injuries present over the face and forehead, unlike hanging in which external injury other than the ligature mark is rarely found [12][13][14][15][16][17]. The accidental ligature strangulation cases have found to be having associated external injuries particularly over upper parts of body [2][3][4][5]8].…”

“…Shawls and mufflers are also used by males during winter season. There have been frequent incidents of accidental strangulation due to entangling of theses drapes during transportation, and in the motorized machinery, equipments and instruments at workplace, factories, and home equipments [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Very rarely these incidents occur in agricultural setup [7][8][9].…”

Accidental unilateral and incomplete strangulation injury in a patient while traveling on a bicycle

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Chunni (a piece of cloth worn around the neck by many Indian women) is a well recognized accidental ligature around the neck. 1,2,4,5 We report a rare case of accidental strangulation with chunni where the patient was pillion rider on bicycle; in spite of very common of use of bicycle to best our knowledge this kind of injury has not been reported previously.…”