title: Near-hanging injury: two case studies and an overview.
abstract: Near-hanging injuries result in respiratory, cardiac, neurologic, metabolic, and psychiatric problems. A patient surviving an attempted hanging can arrive at the emergency department in a comatose state, as documented in case 1, or in a conscious but disoriented state, as in case 2. Severe neurologic deficits are often reversible in cases of near-hanging. Regardless of initial findings, aggressive treatment of near-hanging victims should be initiated.
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Espinosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide