Accidental strangulation by a hot belt: an occupational medico-legal case report.
Death due to strangulation is generally considered homicidal unless proved otherwise. Here a case of accidental strangulation by a faulty machine is presented and discussed where the deceased was strangled by a heated rubber belt of a rice mill machine. The ligature mark was an assortment of abrasion and dermo-epidermal burns. The term "thermal ligature strangulation" is proposed for such an occurrence.
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, JSS Medical College, JSS University, Mysore, India.
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Arun
R G Hemanth
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Kumar
G N Pramod
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Kumar
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Chandrakanth
K R
KR
Nagesh
Ritesh G
RG
Menezes
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000473:pathology*
Occupational; accident; burns; compression of the neck; machine; medico-legal autopsy; strangulation