title: Delayed pulmonary oedema following attempted suicidal hanging-a case report.
abstract: During suicidal hanging, death takes few minutes to occur. Patient, if rescued, may develop respiratory distress, pulmonary oedema, convulsions, raised intra cranial pressure and unconsciousness immediately after incidence. We report a young male of suicidal hanging, brought to hospital in unconscious state with decerebrating movements. He developed pulmonary oedema after two hours of incidence. He was resuscitated and treated successfully.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Dept. of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Shahdara Delhi 110095.
authors.forename: Mahendra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Rajani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mandhyan
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Rautela