title: Survival following accidental ligature strangulation: a case report.
abstract: Survival following accidental ligature strangulation is quite rare. The present case involves an adult male strangulated by a soft cotton cloth entangled in the rotor of a machine. Unilateral neck compression allowed survival of the victim. The victim escaped with minimal injuries which were limited to contusion of the neck and edema of the vocal cords and inter arytenoid region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, 5th Mile Tadong, Gangtok 737102, Sikkim, India. chattopadhyaydrs@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
authors.forename: Indranil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pal
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D003288:Contusions / Q000209:etiology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000293:injuries; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D017741:Survivors; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000293:injuries