Injuries over neck in hanging deaths and its relation with ligature material: is it vital?
Hanging is a common suicidal means adopted. Careful inspection and noting of ligature mark is a vital factor during medico-legal postmortem. Ligature material used by the deceased is an important factor causing ligature mark in hanging. Apart from the ligature mark there are other injuries over neck surrounding it, which are called as 'peri-ligature injuries'. Peri-ligature injuries such as blisters, bruise, abrasion, etc. are influenced by different types of ligature material involved. These peri-ligature injuries are important for commenting on the antemortem nature of hanging in addition to other factors. Thus the present study on hanging deaths was carried out to see the relation of ligature material and different injuries occurring over the neck.
Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur 440 003, Maharashtra, India. Electronic address: ntumram@rediffmail.com.
Nilesh Keshav
NK
Tumram
Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur 440 003, Maharashtra, India.
Vipul Namdeorao
VN
Ambade
Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Miraj, Maharashtra, India.
Rajesh Vaijnathrao
RV
Bardale
Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur 440 003, Maharashtra, India.
Pradeep Gangadhar
PG
Dixit
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000473:pathology; D001768:Blister / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004438:Ecchymosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013784:Textiles; D055815:Young Adult
Hanging; Ligature mark; Ligature material; Peri-ligature injury