TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Accidental asphyxiation by an Arabic headscarf
JO  - Anaesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care
A1  - Said D., Abuhasna
A1  - Mustafa, Abu Ebaid
A1  - Eman D.M., Qadoom
A1  - Masood, Ur Rahman
SP  - 91
EP  - 93
VL  - 17
IS  - 1
N2  - Self-strangulation is an important cause of homicidal and suicidal injury, leading to death due to asphyxia and may be accidental or suicidal. Accidental strangulation is rare, and to be strangulated by a scarf is even less common. We report a 19-year-old male who was accidentally strangulated by his own scarf or 'ghutra' [a traditional cotton headdress worn by Arab males], while working on his idle vehicle engine, resulting in anoxic brain encephalopathy. The patient remained in a persistent vegetative state and ventilator dependent<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1607-8322
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -