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- Title
Study of Violent Asphyxiai Deaths in and around Warangal Region.
- Authors
Singh, Thakur Krupal; Mohan Rao, B. Venkata Naga; Raju, B.
- Abstract
A two year retrospective study was conducted by evaluating a total of 32 deaths due to mechanical asphyxia from 01-01-2013 to 31-12-2014, autopsied at MGM Hospital, Warangal. Analysis of the recorded data related to autopsy examination along with age, sex of the deceased, season and manner of death was done. Asphyxial deaths were 10.50% of total autopsies and number of males (67.96%) was more than females in a ratio of 3: 1. In our study commonest method of asphyxial death was hanging (80.60%), followed by drowning (8.3%), ligature strangulation (5.5%) and each case of Traumatic asphyxia (2.8%) and Postural asphyxia (2.8%). 21-30 years age group were more prone to violent asphyxial deaths (38.88%) and more cases were noticed in summer season (50.0%) constituting majority of suicidal cases (83.30%).
- Publication
Medico-Legal Update, 2016, Vol 16, Issue 2, p208
- ISSN
0971-720X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.5958/0974-1283.2016.00091.8