Associate Professor & Dy. Police Surgeon, Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Idukki
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Sujith Sreenivas. C Associate Professor & Dy. Police Surgeon, Govt. Medical College, Idukki. ‘Srinivas ’, P.T. Usha Road, Kozhikode-673 001, Kerala, India, Mobile: 9847005239, E-mail: drsujithsc@rediffmail.com
Online published on 19 January, 2018.
Ligature strangulation is the process of applying constrictive force around the neck by a ligature, the constricting force being an external force of the assailant. Death usually occurs by occlusion of air passage resulting in asphyxia. Pressure effect on vital structures of neck like carotid body or vagus may result in vasodilation, hypotension and vagal inhibition of heart1.
Ligature strangulation
