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- Title
A Study of Violent Asphyxial Deaths.
- Authors
Karukutla, Naresh; Gangula, Lavanya Kowsil
- Abstract
Asphyxial deaths are commonly encountered in forensic practice. Determining the manner of death whether accidental, suicidal, homicidal, or natural is of utmost significance. In these deaths, a detailed and meticulous autopsy plays a vital role in solving the case while the scene investigation and sample collection have their own significance. Various sociological and demographical parameters were studied. A total of 162 asphyxial deaths autopsies were conducted in the Department of Forensic Medicine, Guntur Medical College, Guntur from January 2010 to December 2010. Asphyxial deaths comprise 13.68% of all forensic autopsies; 29.6% of the cases were aged between 21-30 years; Males constitute 59.88% of all the cases. The most frequent method is hanging (60%), followed by drowning (19.1%). Suicide was found to be the manner of death in the majority of the cases.
- Publication
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2016, Vol 10, Issue 2, p126
- ISSN
0973-9122
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.5958/0973-9130.2016.00077.3