Accidental ligature strangulation due to crop thrasher.
Forty five years male was accidentally strangled when his shawl was caught in a moving electrical crop thrasher used for separating the grains from dry crops kept after cutting in the field. He was immediately taken to the nearest hospital. He was unconscious. He died after six days. Accidental ligature strangulation in this fashion due to such electrical machine is very rare and not reported previously to the best of our knowledge.
Ambade
Vipul Namdeorao
VN
Department of Forensic Medicine, Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College, Yeotmal 445 001, Maharashtra, India. vipulambade@rediffmail.com
Godbole
Hemant Vasant
HV
Dixit
Pradeep Gangadhar
PG
Kukde
Hemant Ghanshyam
HG
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000383:Agriculture / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000209:etiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003288:Contusions / Q000473:pathology; D004487:Edema / Q000473:pathology; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000473:pathology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D011693:Purpura / Q000473:pathology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology