TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Accidental strangulation by a hot belt: An occupational medico-legal case report
JO  - Medico-legal journal, The
A1  - Arun, M.
A1  - Kumar, Rg Hemanth
A1  - Kumar, Gn Pramod
A1  - Chandrakanth, Hv
A1  - Nagesh, Kr
A1  - Menezes, Ritesh G.
SP  - 132
EP  - 134
VL  - 81
IS  - Pt 3
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8172
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025817213498196
ID  - ref1
ER  -