1Forensic Medicine Department, Sikkim Manipal Institute Of Medical Sciences, 5th Mile, Tadong Gangtok, Sikkim, India 737 102
Hanging is one of the most common methods of suicide all over the world. As a method of suicide it is highly lethal in that more than 70% of those who attempt suicide by using this method would die1,2. In few cases, if the person is brought down within very short period of suspension and treated vigorously in hospital, there is always a hope for life.
Near Hanging, Suicide, Ligature mark
