@article{ref1,
title="Hanging deaths: a retrospective study regarding 260 cases",
journal="American journal of forensic medicine and pathology",
year="2016",
author="Russo, Maria Cristina and Verzeletti, Andrea and Piras, Mauro and DE Ferrari, Francesco",
volume="37",
number="3",
pages="141-145",
abstract="Hanging is a form of asphyxia caused by external pressure on the upper airways deriving from a band tightened by the gravitational weight of the body. During a 33-year period from 1983 to 2015, there were 260 hanging deaths examined at the Brescia Institute of Forensic Medicine (Northern Italy), which represented approximately 40% of all the asphyxial deaths recorded during this period. Almost all of the cases were represented by suicidal events, 1 case was a homicide event and there also was a case of sexual asphyxia. Eighty-two percent of the victims were men; 18% were women. There was an increasing tendency in the ages between 20 and 60 years, and the highest number of cases was observed in the 41- to 50-year age group (23% of the cases). The most common place chosen by the victim was the home setting followed by isolated outdoor places. The most common ligature material was a rope. The pathological findings were evaluated in all cases.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0195-7910",
doi="10.1097/PAF.0000000000000239",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0000000000000239"
}