@article{ref1,
title="An epidemiological study of hanging cases brought to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital Mortuary for medico legal autopsy - A retrospective study",
journal="Medico-legal update",
year="2014",
author="Baishya, M.K. and Mahanta, P.",
volume="14",
number="2",
pages="128-133",
abstract="Hanging is a most common means of suicide. In this study during the period from July 2012 to June 2013, 11.40% of the death was due to hanging. The male to female ratio was 2.29:1 with 38.92% of the victim belongs to the age group 20-29 followed by 30-39 (18.04%). 54.11% of the victim belongs to lower class. About 25.63% of victims were mainly daily labourer followed by house wife 16.77%. Most of the victims were under matric 26.90% then illiterate 17.72%. Higher incident of hanging case was among married individual (61.07%). 87.03% cases were mainly Hindu followed by 11.08% of Muslim community. 50.63% cases occurred in the urban area. Majority of cases 85.75% occurs in the house and ropes (cotton) were commonly used ligature materials 24.05%). Majority of the knots were present behind the left mastoid (35.75%) followed by below the occiput (28.16%). 80% cases ligature was situated above the thyroid cartilage and 15% cases ligature was present over the thyroid cartilage and 5%cases ligature was present below the thyroid cartilage. © 2014, World Informations Syndicate, All Rights Reserved.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0971-720X",
doi="10.5958/0974-1283.2014.00765.8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-1283.2014.00765.8"
}