TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - An epidemiological study of hanging cases brought to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital Mortuary for medico legal autopsy - A retrospective study
JO  - Medico-legal update
A1  - Baishya, M.K.
A1  - Mahanta, P.
SP  - 128
EP  - 133
VL  - 14
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0971-720X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0974-1283.2014.00765.8
ID  - ref1
ER  -