TY - JOUR PY - 2012// TI - Near hanging: A case report JO - Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology A1 - Nair, S.S. A1 - Siddappa, S.C. A1 - Gowda, V.K. SP - 37 EP - 39 VL - 12 IS - 1 N2 - Hanging is one of the most common methods of committing suicide all over the world. It is a painless method of committing suicide and it is usually fatal. But if the person is brought down within a very short period of suspension and treated in hospital immediately, there is a chance of survival. In this case report, we report a case of an young adult who attempted to commit suicide by hanging and it is reported here because of rarity of such cases. © 2012 JPAFMAT. All rights reserved.
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