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- Title
Aspects clinique et médico-légal d’une pendaison complète : à propos d’un cas.
- Authors
F. O. N., Gilbert; M., Donatien; M., André; N., Éric; T., Ulrich; K., Angèle; S., Zacharie; M., Joseph
- Abstract
Hanging is a violent death, very often suicidal and highly lethal. It may be complete (total suspension of the body) or incomplete (the lower limbs or the lower part of the trunk resting on the ground orsome othersupport). We report the case of a 58-year-old woman found hanging from a tree, by a tie attached to a branch. It was a complete cervical hanging. External examination revealed a hanging groove and signs of asphyxia. The autopsy revealed cervical lesions with fractures of the thyroid cartilage and hyoid bone, and sub-pleural ecchymosis. Death was due to asphyxia following vital hanging
- Publication
Revue Africaine de Chirurgie et Spécialités, 2024, Vol 18, Issue 1, p72
- ISSN
1997-3756
- Publication type
Article