{"title":"Suicidal Hanging: A Taboo","authors":"","doi":"10.37506/ijfmt.v17i4.19931","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Suicidal hanging is defined as a form of asphyxial death produced by the body being self-suspendedby a ligature material around the neck, with the body’s weight serving as the compression force around the neck.The most common method of self-suspension involves attaching the suspending material to a high point and thelower end may be formed into a fixed loop or running knot and is placed around the neck.Materials and Methods: Data of postmortem examination during period of 3 years were analysed retrospectively.Out of these total 3325 autopsies, 204 cases were found to be of hanging-suicidal cases. Cases were classifiedaccording to their age groups, gender, marital status, type of ligature material used and reason for committingsuicide etc.Results: Out of total 204 deaths, 71% deaths due to hanging were seen in males. Nearly half of deaths (48.0%)belong to age group of 30-39 years. Majority (61.3%) deceased persons were married. About 46.6% had used thedupatta for committing the event which was followed by saari, nylon wire, ropes, lungi and others as a tool. Halfof suicide (50.0%) was carried out due to the social issues. Pattern found of having bruises in 25.5% deaths.Conclusion: This study reported 6.1% prevalence of suicidal hanging. Suicidal hanging was more common in themale population and among married young adults. Dupatta was a common ligature material. One of the leadingreasons of suicide is social issue.","PeriodicalId":39136,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v17i4.19931","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Introduction: Suicidal hanging is defined as a form of asphyxial death produced by the body being self-suspendedby a ligature material around the neck, with the body’s weight serving as the compression force around the neck.The most common method of self-suspension involves attaching the suspending material to a high point and thelower end may be formed into a fixed loop or running knot and is placed around the neck.Materials and Methods: Data of postmortem examination during period of 3 years were analysed retrospectively.Out of these total 3325 autopsies, 204 cases were found to be of hanging-suicidal cases. Cases were classifiedaccording to their age groups, gender, marital status, type of ligature material used and reason for committingsuicide etc.Results: Out of total 204 deaths, 71% deaths due to hanging were seen in males. Nearly half of deaths (48.0%)belong to age group of 30-39 years. Majority (61.3%) deceased persons were married. About 46.6% had used thedupatta for committing the event which was followed by saari, nylon wire, ropes, lungi and others as a tool. Halfof suicide (50.0%) was carried out due to the social issues. Pattern found of having bruises in 25.5% deaths.Conclusion: This study reported 6.1% prevalence of suicidal hanging. Suicidal hanging was more common in themale population and among married young adults. Dupatta was a common ligature material. One of the leadingreasons of suicide is social issue.
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“Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology ” is peer reviewed six monthly journal. It deals with Forensic Medicine, Forensic Science, Toxicology, DNA fingerprinting, sexual medicine and environment medicine. It has been assigned International standard serial No. p-0973-9122 and e-0973-9130. The Journal has been assigned RNI No. DELENG/2008/21789.